Re: [A/S] Hensley question

["Mr. Joy H. Hansen" <joytbrew@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

OK Patti,

Your right, the grease fitting has nothing to do with the jack barrel.  The
jack barrel is lubricated from the top near the adjusting hex nut through
the hole for the purpose.  I'll have to watch for the situation; however,
I'm sure that the adjustment is a nut or two inside the collar that run on a
threaded rod.  No slipping that I could figure.  Grease is critical to long
life of the threaded rod, etc.  With the amount of pressure from the spring
bar, I find it unlikely that the hex nut/rod could unwind.  With grease
coming out of the upper hole, it could be that the installer filled the jack
with grease.  So much so that when the jack is raised to a higher position,
grease is forced out the opening.

Not pointing any fingers, but as I mentioned earlier, you might not have
tightened the spring bars sufficiently.  What marks were  you using?  Is the
lower end of the barrel in the right hole for the type of hitch/mounting
brackets?

Being new to working with the Hensley, I have a lot of questions and
comments that help me understand present and future problems that I may
face.  Have a bit of patience with me.

Anyway, I had one experience where I had the full tension on the hitch (
completely retracted the tongue jack ) and I could hardly crank the hex nut
with my bal jack crank.  As I mentioned earlier, lowering the tongue jack
and taking the pressure off the hitch assembly allowed easy adjustment of
the bars.  Meaning, are you absolutely, positively, surely that you had the
proper tension on the bars?  I think I read where you are towing with a new
Suburban that should be a substantial vehicle.  The tension might not show
the leveling effect that it would on a less substantial vehicle like my
conversion van.

I read where other Hensley owners had their spring bars loosen.  I'll
definitely be on the lookout for the condition and check frequently during
my first long distance tow.  First thing tomorrow, I will retorque the
brackets, etc. and try another practice hookup.  Maybe take the Argosy to an
uneven parking situation.   Now, that's either stupidity or over confidence.

                                         Regards, '74 Argosy, Joy