Hey,
Thanks for looking. I've searched the forums but have not found an answer to this particular issue. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE. I have a trailer that came with the safety chains hooked up in a bad way.
The idiot who installed them on (4) in the picture swapped the original grade-5 bolt with a longer (and weaker) grade-2 bolt. The issue here is that bolts (4) and (5) are used to allow the actuator to go in and are not to be overtightened; therefore when he installed the chain there he "froze" the actuator preventing any braking action from happening.
What I wanted to do is install the chains on hole (1) in the picture with a grade-8 bolt with two washers on each side such that there is a connection directly from the trailer itself to the hitch of the vehicle. Unfortunately the chains are just not long enough to adequately reach the hitch from that location. Do you suggest I get longer safety chains or mount the existing durable ones elsewhere?
Thanks,
E.
Thanks for looking. I've searched the forums but have not found an answer to this particular issue. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURE. I have a trailer that came with the safety chains hooked up in a bad way.
The idiot who installed them on (4) in the picture swapped the original grade-5 bolt with a longer (and weaker) grade-2 bolt. The issue here is that bolts (4) and (5) are used to allow the actuator to go in and are not to be overtightened; therefore when he installed the chain there he "froze" the actuator preventing any braking action from happening.
What I wanted to do is install the chains on hole (1) in the picture with a grade-8 bolt with two washers on each side such that there is a connection directly from the trailer itself to the hitch of the vehicle. Unfortunately the chains are just not long enough to adequately reach the hitch from that location. Do you suggest I get longer safety chains or mount the existing durable ones elsewhere?
Thanks,
E.