Re: [VAC] Reese friction sway control bar

[Gary Quamen <gquamen@xxxxxxxx>]

Well folks, I've had a revelation...

After I attached the e-mail regarding information about the installation 
and adjustment of EAZ-Lift sway controllers (and re-read it} I all of a 
sudden realized a couple of things:

The one that I have is rather old and had been painted over.  I used it 
in this condition a for a while.  Later, when I was repainting my spring 
bars and hitch, I also repainted the sway controller.  Naturally, I took 
it apart to paint.  If I remember correctly (not a given) I replaced the 
lower bolt and washer, which were pretty rusty.  I do remember that I 
kind of wondered about how much to tighten this bolt, but figured that 
the one with the handle on it was the controlling one.  So I diddled 
around with it until I felt it was in the ballpark and left the 
adjustment to the upper one (with the handle).  This was probably a 
significant mistake.

After re-reading the instructions, it finally sunk in that the bolt with 
the handle is only for, as it says, "turning it off and on".  That had 
not occurred to me.  And that all the "adjustment" is made by tightening 
or backing off the OTHER bolt.  Whether or not this will result in any 
real difference remains to be seen.

Now, I'm still not sure that even when I get the thing adjusted with the 
RIGHT bolt, that the controller is the way that I want to go.  I'll just 
have to try it again and decide for myself.  

Did you all note that opinion is pretty much split on this issue?

GQ '67 Safari

PS:  If all of you already knew all of this... I plead insanity.