Help! Installing Andersen No Sway WDH

Dream Girl wrote:

handye9 wrote:
Sounds like movement of the frame brackets. They have set screws to prevent sliding. Use a drill to make indentations on trailer frame for set screws to sit in. This will help with the sliding.

All very good point! I will measure, mark and drill the frame to prevent bracket slippage!
Will report back tomorrow.

Even if you drill for the set screws you may not completely cure the bracket slip. My installation manual states ~90 ft-lbs torque for the brackets - I went to 130 before I stopped fiddling and had the tack weld done. At 130 there was very little bracket slip but I noticed that where the bracket bolts touched the trailer frame I was getting wear and an indentation starting to form from the slippage.

I know others have reported no slippage problems but for some reason I couldn't resolve it without the tack weld. For reference, I have the "universal" 3/4/5/6" brackets. Once you have the brackets secure though it will be easy to adjust and it really does pull nice.

As for lining the plate up - mine got a little easier after I pulled it for a few miles. I can tighten the chains up on just one side to get it aligned, then loosen back up and proceed with normal adjustment. Make sure you do this with very little weight on the ball - the more weight you have on the ball the more it engages the friction material which makes it harder to turn.

Also, once you have it adjusted where you think it should be I'd run it over the scales. I did that with mine and found that with the recommended urethane spring compression of 1/4" it had restored too much weight back to the front axle - about 80lb more than unloaded front axle weight. Now when I hook up I don't count turns when tightening the chains I just measure compression - at 3/16" it's good.