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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The best way I have found to tighten the bolt so it never comes loose is to:
1. Hitch up to your vehicle and install bars, this puts pressure on the rivet and washers.
2. Loosen the two big bolts a bit to make sure the bars are fully putting tension on the rivet and washers.
3. Tighten the 5/8" headed bolt.
4. Tighten the two big bolts to specification.
When setting up a hitch, I can always get another 1/2 turn or so on the 5/8" headed bolt this way. Never comes loose this way either.
1. Hitch up to your vehicle and install bars, this puts pressure on the rivet and washers.
2. Loosen the two big bolts a bit to make sure the bars are fully putting tension on the rivet and washers.
3. Tighten the 5/8" headed bolt.
4. Tighten the two big bolts to specification.
When setting up a hitch, I can always get another 1/2 turn or so on the 5/8" headed bolt this way. Never comes loose this way either.
