Torqlift Quick Release pins bent
After my last trip from Grand Rapids back home thru a mess of snow and road crud from semi's passing I noticed by fast guns on opposite corners where tighter than usual. I thought is odd but felt the...
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My pins are bent-they haven't bent any more, have been like this for years. Just the slight rotation of extension in the receiver bends them. Doesn't take much to bend the 1/4"? pins.
When I originally installed the T/Ls the rear extension and receivers used considerably larger pins, not 1/2" but standard hitch bar pins. The fronts came with the 1/4"-never had a problem. The replacement rear arms & mounts (when I swapped out factory hitch) came with the smaller pins, 1st trip out they bent. But as (not paying attention) the pins get swapped around so they are all now bent.
Unless you orient them differently when installing, causing them to bend in opposite directions shouldn't be a problem IMO and more than likly new ones will bend. If I ever get the urge to lay on my back and want to drill sideways match drillin I would redrill for larger pins, but I dont think an issue. All they really do is hold the arms in reciever, no real in/out loads, rotational is contained by tubes and the pins just yield to how much.
yes If I note tiedowns too tight on one side I readjust all, Ive never repositioned camper though. Our mat maybe 3/8"-
Oh thats a K not Q :)
When I originally installed the T/Ls the rear extension and receivers used considerably larger pins, not 1/2" but standard hitch bar pins. The fronts came with the 1/4"-never had a problem. The replacement rear arms & mounts (when I swapped out factory hitch) came with the smaller pins, 1st trip out they bent. But as (not paying attention) the pins get swapped around so they are all now bent.
Unless you orient them differently when installing, causing them to bend in opposite directions shouldn't be a problem IMO and more than likly new ones will bend. If I ever get the urge to lay on my back and want to drill sideways match drillin I would redrill for larger pins, but I dont think an issue. All they really do is hold the arms in reciever, no real in/out loads, rotational is contained by tubes and the pins just yield to how much.
yes If I note tiedowns too tight on one side I readjust all, Ive never repositioned camper though. Our mat maybe 3/8"-
Oh thats a K not Q :)
