Ricoh
Past Ontario Chapter Leader
What is the torque for the 8 bolts holding my Trailair pin to my bighorn . My pin was low on 1 side and high on the nose (1/2 inch) when hitched. I did hit a pretty good bump last time out and heard a crack. Spent 2 hrs under the trailer yesterday checking welds, re torquing springs, wheels etc.... Did not find anything. Hitched up and looked for movement, cracks, separations , anything. Found nothing wrong. Looked at my hitch and noticed the strange pin angle. Lowered landing gear and watched the pin hoping it was moving and not the trailer overhang. The pin was moving with a load on it. Got out the tools, levelled the trailer side to side and back to front. Loosened off all 8 bolts (4 were not at all tight). Put my jack under the pin and a level on top and proceeded to get the pin levelled back up. Got her back where I wanted it and torqued the 8 bolts to 150 lbs. My question is what is the proper torque for these bolts and is there anything else I could have missed checking?
Thanks
Rick
Thanks
Rick