Rivet and washers on Equalizer hitch
I noticed that the washers on my equalizer hitch were no longer tight, there was lots of space between the washers, is this normal ? Are the washers and the rivet only tight when connected to the trai...
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SoundGuy wrote:michaelman501 wrote:
... i will make sure i torque them to 250 ft/lbs as per the manufacture, it all makes sense now.
All versions of the Equal-i-zer built in the last several years use Grade 8 shank bolts that must be torqued to 320 ft/lbs ... only much earlier versions (one of which I purchased back in 2007) used Grade 5 bolts with a lower torque rating. Page 22 of the Equal-i-zer Owners Manual.
I was using the word "equalizer" as a general term. My hitch is not equalizer brand, the brand is DSP. Sorry for the confusion.
