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...
Forum Discussion
1) Would you make an adjust meant to the fast guns as soon as you find them tighter than usual?
Yes, FastGuns are so easy to adjust that I would readjust mine as soon as I noticed that they were excessively loose or tight.
2) Would you raise the camper and reposition immediately?
The answer would depend upon how much my TC had moved. If it were a small shift to the right or left then I wouldn't bother, but if the TC was not parallel to (and in contact with) the front rail of the truck bed then I would correct it immediately.
3) Would you re-use the bent pins? (I do have a couple from an old set.
My pins were bent after their first use. This is because the inner square tube can rotate slightly inside the outer tube. I have never straightened mine (I do carry spares). Honestly, a better solution to the bending issue would be to slot the holes of the inner tube so that the pins are not stressed when the tube rotates.
4) How thick a bed mat are you using. I think I read on here somewhere that some were using a 1" horse stall mat and thought that might help to reduce movement.
I have a regular truck bed mat over Line-X. With everything adjusted correctly I don't notice any movement (of course there must be some due to flexing of the truck bed & frame). I have only had significant movement of my camper move once… and at the time I was using Happijack turnbuckles which were not as easy to adjust (note: I blame this on operator error, not on the turnbuckles).
Cheers,
-Mark
Yes, FastGuns are so easy to adjust that I would readjust mine as soon as I noticed that they were excessively loose or tight.
2) Would you raise the camper and reposition immediately?
The answer would depend upon how much my TC had moved. If it were a small shift to the right or left then I wouldn't bother, but if the TC was not parallel to (and in contact with) the front rail of the truck bed then I would correct it immediately.
3) Would you re-use the bent pins? (I do have a couple from an old set.
My pins were bent after their first use. This is because the inner square tube can rotate slightly inside the outer tube. I have never straightened mine (I do carry spares). Honestly, a better solution to the bending issue would be to slot the holes of the inner tube so that the pins are not stressed when the tube rotates.
4) How thick a bed mat are you using. I think I read on here somewhere that some were using a 1" horse stall mat and thought that might help to reduce movement.
I have a regular truck bed mat over Line-X. With everything adjusted correctly I don't notice any movement (of course there must be some due to flexing of the truck bed & frame). I have only had significant movement of my camper move once… and at the time I was using Happijack turnbuckles which were not as easy to adjust (note: I blame this on operator error, not on the turnbuckles).
Cheers,
-Mark
