Equalizer brand WD hitch Torque Specs

SoundGuy wrote:

lbrjet wrote:
My hitch has 17K miles on it. It barely makes a noise because I lube my sockets before each trip like you are supposed to. Remove the sockets when installing the ball and any 1 7/8 inch socket works just fine. Use a breaker bar and no heavy duty torque wrench is needed. I set mine up and haven't had to touch it in five years. Sometimes things are not as complicated as others make them out to be.

So in other words you have no idea at all as to whether those shank bolts are correctly torqued or not. :R How interesting that Progress includes torque specifications for every bolt / nut combination and does specify the use of a thin wall socket for tightening the hitch ball nut ... so unfortunate the folks who actually manufacture the Equal-i-zer don't know as much about their own product as you ... yeah, right. :S

Well, like he said, his hitch has 17K miles on it and seems to be working ok.

The point being that just maybe you can ignore all those torque numbers and do it the old fashioned way ... and things will be fine.

I won't tell you how I tightened my hitch ball.;)

For making routine adjustments, you might find it easier to raise or lower the L brackets.

I like my Equal-I-Zer. Relatively light, no holes to drill in the frame, no greasier than my previous WDH. Occasionally noisy but that doesn't bother me. Good sway control.

But I hear there are other good ones out there too.