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Posted By: Lady Fitzgerald
on 05/22/12 02:43pm
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Bruce H. wrote: There is no locking mechanism, but in my 1,200 miles with this hitch, there has been no backing off of the nut.
If there ever is a problem with them backing off, just get another pair of nuts from Anderson (standard nuts won't fit the Acme thread Anderson used) and use them for jam nuts.
Jeannie
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Posted By: renojack
on 05/22/12 09:25pm
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I received my Anderson Hitch package from RadAuto.com on Monday afternoon (ordered Wednesday noon}. Installed it today twice. The first time the sets screws did not hold. I drilled holes on the outside of the frame to seat the set screws on the frame rail and reasembled. The second time a short test drive found that the frame brackets have moved. I plan to have the welding option in the instructions completed tomorrow. The test drive was good though The ride seemed firmer with less bounce and noise. There were 35-50- mile andn hour winds, but I was in town and uder 40 MPH. Howerever I noticed NO SWAY.
My BIG question is when I have this arcwelding done on the bracket to the frame tommorrow, is there any precaution that I must take like taking the negative ground cable off the battery to protect electronics on board?
I would appreciate your thoughts as soon as possible before the welding of the brackets tomorrow.
Thanks
RENOJACK
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Posted By: PHS79
on 05/23/12 04:43am
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Disconnect the battery, just to be on the safe side. The odd are that nothing will happen with the battery hooked up, but I would rather be safe than sorry.
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Posted By: CHD Dad
on 05/23/12 07:19am
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Even with the holes drilled for the setscrew the brackets moved? How is that even possible? Did the screw break or did the hole oval out? I would think the setscrew would just act as a pivot point if it was in a hole and once the bracket bolts bottom out on the frame rail from rotation I cant see it moving.
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Posted By: renojack
on 05/23/12 08:54am
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The brackets appear to have rotated on the set screw. The bracket bolts were torqued to the recommended 100 ft lbs. Suprized me.
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Posted By: CHD Dad
on 05/23/12 09:08am
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Once they rotate and bottom out they shouldnt move anymore with the setscrew in the hole. That is the way they appear to be designed. If they rotated so much that they are way out of alignment and you feel you may have issues then you would have to resort to welding them on.
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Posted By: renojack
on 05/23/12 09:26am
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I have an appointment this morning with a welder.
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Posted By: Gallifrey
on 05/23/12 10:46am
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Yep, I think some bracket rotation is inevitable and ok, but they should stay put as far as moving along the beam.
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Posted By: BenK
on 05/23/12 11:11am
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renojack wrote:The brackets appear to have rotated on the set screw. The bracket bolts were torqued to the recommended 100 ft lbs. Suprized me.
First mention of a torque value...previously posters have said the
instruction manual said to make 3 full turns, or something like that
Which is it?
Or am I mixing up the pointed set screw with the bolts holding the
brackets together?
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Posted By: renojack
on 05/23/12 11:53am
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Directions call for 100 lbs on the bracket bolts and 3 turns after contact on the setscrews. Just dropped it off at the shop for the weld option-2 inches on the trai;ing edge at the bottom of the outside bracket.
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