Equalizer brand WD hitch Torque Specs
I can't remember the exact part names right now as I'm away from the small print on the parts and in the installation manual, but here's a question about torque on Equalizer Hitch bolts. I bought a...
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Well after running the WD hitch on about a 1000 mile round trip, I'm back home with this report. The hitch made little if any noise, certainly NOT the loud ugly sound I described in my original post.
The only noise I heard was a little clicking or maybe "clunking" is a better descriptive word for what I heard, and that was in tight turning at an RV park enroute when I stopped by to dump.
So my conclusion was: Properly set up (maximum leverage use by placing the trailer L-brackets back as far as allowable and the head angle set correctly for leveling and squatting truck front and rear suspension as described in Equal-i-zer instructions), some, but not over, greased - even just a simple white lithium, and PROPER torque (45' lbs) on the socket bolts, all gave a quiet and functional hitch.
The only noise I heard was a little clicking or maybe "clunking" is a better descriptive word for what I heard, and that was in tight turning at an RV park enroute when I stopped by to dump.
So my conclusion was: Properly set up (maximum leverage use by placing the trailer L-brackets back as far as allowable and the head angle set correctly for leveling and squatting truck front and rear suspension as described in Equal-i-zer instructions), some, but not over, greased - even just a simple white lithium, and PROPER torque (45' lbs) on the socket bolts, all gave a quiet and functional hitch.
