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03-02-2012, 10:41 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 609
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Hi Guys,
Thought i'd check befor heading to a towbar place. My ute has a 1600 kg flat towbar fitted and it was a bit loose (3 years and 160,000kms) so i went to tighten it and the front bold tightened up about 1 turn but the rear on wont budge (i have a habit of snapping bolts when tightening them, so i mean it really wont budge). as a result there is about 4-5 mm between the flat bar and the bracket it bolts onto which causes a bit of movement. is this normal? I have had a lot of max loads on it (1600kg) and i am worried that it may have either elongated the bolt (load are always ballanced) or the bold has undone itself a bit and then seized due to the movement. I just cant remember if its been that way since day one |
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loose towbar?? bad or normal
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