Already a member? Login here.   If not, Register Today!  |  Help

Newest  |  Active  |  Popular  |  RVing FAQ

Forum Rules  |  Forum Help and Support  |  Contact

Search:   Advanced Search Search only in Towing

Jump to Forum Recreational Vehicles  - Class A Motorhomes  - Class B - Camping Van Conversi...  - Class C Motorhomes  - Fifth-Wheels  - Folding Trailers  - Hybrid Travel Trailers  - Travel Trailers  - Truck Campers  - Toy Haulers Camping  - Tent Camping  - Family Camping  - Workamping Forum General Forums  - Beginning RVing  - Rallies, Shows and Gatherings  - General RVing Issues  - RV Lifestyle  - Full-time RVing  - Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs  - RVing with Disabilities and Ge...  - RV Pet Stop Technical Resources  - Do It Yourself Modifications a...  - Towing  - Tow Vehicles  - Dinghy Towing  - Technology Corner  - Forum Technical Support  - Tech Issues Locations  - RV Parks, National Parks, Stat...  - Roads and Routes  - Public Lands, Boondocking and ...  - RVing in Canada and Alaska  - RVing in Mexico and South Amer...  - Snowbirds Other Discussions  - Around the Campfire

Open Roads Forum  >  Towing  > Eaz-lift sway bar noise This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  kassy73 • View posts USA New Member Joined: 09/07/2010 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/07/10 02:51pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Hello everyone, I am pretty new to towing a travel trailer and have a eaz lift hitch with sway control, hooked up by my dealer (after trailer was loaded). I pull a 22 foot jayco sport with a toyota tundra. I like the way it pulls but have a popping noise when turning. It is much worse in damp weather. Is this normal? Can the sway bar be greased for a more quiet operation. I get lots of looks and over the weekend had someone come up and tell me it was making lots of noise(as if I couldn't hear it)!! Any advice would be helpful!! Thanks!! samsontdog • View posts Oregon, Wash Coast summer, Yuma Az winter Senior Member Joined: 08/06/2002 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/07/10 02:58pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Is it the ES Lift or the sway bar. If it is the sway bar you do not grease. Take the sway bar off and see if the EZ Hitch still makes noise samsontdog pulsar • View posts Lewisville, NC Moderator Joined: 12/30/2001 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Posted: 09/07/10 02:58pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Moved from Forum Technical Support. kassy73 • View posts USA New Member Joined: 09/07/2010 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/07/10 03:04pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator It is the sway bar. I take took it off when backing in at home yesterday(it is a pretty hard turn) and the noise stopped. I thought it wouldn't be a good idea just to grease on my own without asking!! Thanks!!! skipnchar • View posts Topeka or somewhere else Senior Member Joined: 12/17/2003 View Profile Posted: 09/07/10 03:29pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator ALL friction based anti sway systems are noisy and they're all worse in wet or damp weather. MOST will quiet down somewhat when worn in with a few thousand miles on them. Make sure you NEVER grease or lubricate the friction pads and NEVER run with them less than completely tightened and some of the noise will disipate with use. to eliminate the noise you'll need a sway system that doesn't have friction pads but even THEY are not completely quiet. Good luck / Skip 2011 F-150 HD Ecoboost 3.5 V6. 2550 payload, 17,100 GCVWR - 2004 F-150 HD (Traded after 80,000 towing miles) 2007 Rockwood 8314SS 34' travel trailer US Govt survey shows three out of four people make up 75% of the total population kassy73 • View posts USA New Member Joined: 09/07/2010 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/07/10 03:42pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Great!! I have only pulled maybe a thousand miles with this thing, so hopefully some of the noise will go away!! Thank you for your advice!! I will not grease anything!!! I knew this would be the best place to find people with knowledge!!!! Thanks again, kassy BarneyS • View posts S.E. Lower Michigan Moderator Joined: 10/16/2000 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 09/07/10 06:11pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator You can put some grease on the small balls where the sway control mounts but do not put anything on the slider bar or the pads. Barney 2004 Sunnybrook 30FKS TT Hensley "Arrow" 1400# hitch 2002 Ford F250 Super Duty, 7.3L PSD Visit our website here myowneq • View posts Louisiana Senior Member Joined: 11/15/2009 View Profile Posted: 09/07/10 07:14pm Link  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I'm gonna mention why you don't grease your friction pads. They're very similar to your brake pads. I've got the same sway control and it makes a lot of noise. I usually loosen mine before doing hard turns such as getting into a site or backing around the house. 2010 F150 XLT 4x4 SCab 5.4L 2006 Dutchmen 29QGS This Topic Is Closed  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Open Roads Forum  >  Towing  > Eaz-lift sway bar noise

Search:   Advanced Search Search only in Towing

Jump to Forum Recreational Vehicles  - Class A Motorhomes  - Class B - Camping Van Conversi...  - Class C Motorhomes  - Fifth-Wheels  - Folding Trailers  - Hybrid Travel Trailers  - Travel Trailers  - Truck Campers  - Toy Haulers Camping  - Tent Camping  - Family Camping  - Workamping Forum General Forums  - Beginning RVing  - Rallies, Shows and Gatherings  - General RVing Issues  - RV Lifestyle  - Full-time RVing  - Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs  - RVing with Disabilities and Ge...  - RV Pet Stop Technical Resources  - Do It Yourself Modifications a...  - Towing  - Tow Vehicles  - Dinghy Towing  - Technology Corner  - Forum Technical Support  - Tech Issues Locations  - RV Parks, National Parks, Stat...  - Roads and Routes  - Public Lands, Boondocking and ...  - RVing in Canada and Alaska  - RVing in Mexico and South Amer...  - Snowbirds Other Discussions  - Around the Campfire

New posts No new posts Closed, new posts Closed, no new posts Moved, new posts Moved, no new posts	Adjust text size: © 2012 Coast Resorts | Terms & Conditions | PRIVACY POLICY | YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS