FRICTION SWAY CONTROL OWNER’S MANUAL

WARNING:

Read carefully and understand all INSTRUCTIONS before operating. Failure to follow the safety rules and other basic safety precautions may result in serious personal injury.

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GENERAL SAFETY RULES

WARNING: By towing a trailer, you change the handling characteristics of the tow vehicle.

WARNING: Short wheel base vehicles may induce sway when towing a trailer. USE EXTREME CAUTION.

• Any welding should be done by a qualified welding shop.

• Right or left handed use. Pull out, flip over, and reinsert the silver slide bar into main body. • The nonsl ip adjustment handle can be interchanged with the brake tensioning screw to

prevent dragging.

SPECIFIC OPERATION WARNINGS

• The sway control CANNOT be used on trailers with surge brakes!

• DO NOT speed up if sway occurs. Sway increases with speed. If sway continues, stop the vehicle and inspect all equipment and trailer loading until the cause has been determined and corrected.

• Trailers should be loaded with heavy items on the floor, in front of the axle. The load should be balanced side to side. Tongue weight should be 10-15% of gross trailer weight for most trailers. Insufficient tongue weight or tail-heavy trailers can cause sway.

• When towing in slippery conditions, such as wet, icy, gravel or snow covered roads, the sway control must be removed.

• Never paint or lubricate the slide bar.

Installation

Following tools are required for assembling this sway control: 1) Tape measure 2) 11/32” drill bit 3) Electric drill 4) Appropriate safety protection 5) Arc welder 6) “C” clamps 7) Center punch 8) Torque wrench 9) Standard socket set Step 1 Most weight distributing ball mounts come equipped with a sway control ball plate attached. If so, install the sway control ball into the ball plate using the hole provided. If no sway control ball plate is provided, then use the ball mount plate which is provided and weld to the ball mount as shown in figure 1.

Step 2 Measure 24" straight back from the center of the coupler to the right hand side of the trailer frame to determine the location of the trailer tongue ball plate. The trailer tongue ball must be centered on the 24" measurement. Transfer the punch holes from the trailer tongue ball plate to the trailer frame and drill 11/32" holes. Attach the trailer tongue ball plate and the trailer tongue ball to the trailer frame using the self tapping screws provided. See figure 2.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Hook up the trailer to the tow vehicle. Lubricate the threads on the handle with a drop of oil. Attach the socket on the slide bar to the sway control ball on the ball mount. Secure in place, using a spring clip. Turn the On/Off handle 3 turns counter clockwise to release tension. Place the socket on the main body onto the trailer tongue ball. Secure in place, using a spring clip. Turning the On/Off handle clockwise, tighten firmly until the handle is parallel with the main body. With a second person watching the sway control and trailer, slowly back the trailer in both directions to a jack knife position and check that the sway control does not hit the bumper or trailer frame and that it does not become fully compressed or come apart. If any of these items occur when jackknifed, the sway control must be removed while backing. Road and weather conditions, loading, and design of the trailer, as well as power steering, wheel alignment and the oscillation point of the tow vehicle and trailer all affect towing characteristics. Starting with the preset tension, road test the sway control. If there is not enough sway control, then adjust the brake tension screw 1/4 turn clockwise. Road test again and repeat (if necessary) until proper sway control is achieved. Larger or heavier trailers or broad sided trailers may require the use of two sway controls. Larger or broad sided trailers Two sway controls can be used for these applications. Simply interchange the nonslip adjustment handles with the brake tensioning screw. This will prevent the non-slip adjustment handle from dragging.

MAINTENANCE

After a 1,000 mile break-in period, remove the slide bar and clean it using a wire brush or steel wool. The slide bar should then be cleaned every 10,000 miles.

DIAGRAM AND PARTS LIST

Note: Some parts and hardware are listed for illustration purposes only, and are not available individually as replacement parts.

WARRANTY One-Year Limited Warranty Reporting Safety Defects If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause injury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in addition to notifying Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or Northern Tool & Equipment Company, Inc. To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1–888–327–4236 (TTY: 1–800–424–9153); go to http://www.safercar.gov ; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE. Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov.

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