Having trouble with my installation. I nstalled the nutsert and it is now tight on my truck.It took about 10 to 10.5 turns. Now the ball mount will not even tighten. Did I strip it out? it was not even tight on my truck after 9 turns. My friend says to keep tightening to see if I need to make the anchor spread more in order for the ball mount to tighten on it. Please help!! Having trouble with my installation. I nstalled the nutsert and it is now tight on my truck.It took about 10 to 10.5 turns. Now the ball mount will not even tighten. Did I strip it out? it was... » Read More Having trouble with my installation. I nstalled the nutsert and it is now tight on my truck.It took about 10 to 10.5 turns. Now the ball mount will not even tighten. Did I strip it out? it was not even tight on my truck after 9 turns. My friend says to keep tightening to see if I need to make the anchor spread more in order for the ball mount to tighten on it. Please help!! « Show Less
743493
I think I had to tighten mine almost double what the directions called for.
743494
My husband said he did the same on my truck and it took maybe 10 extra turns to get it tight. Your friend is right. Ours works great now.
743495
I had the same problem you have to tighten it more than you think to make it work on the bed door
743496
Can you tell if the nut insert is moving when you try to install the ball mount? If you were able to removed the allen head bolt with ease. I would think the threads are not strip out.
1428961
There is a long bolt that goes down..loosing it so it drops further and further down. There is an angled round piece with the threaded hole in it and you need to get the long bolt into that hole. Then tighten it up. It needs a lot of tightening.
903018
Ok so I will be honest mounting this was a b*#ch. The screws were not long enough and it should have taken a few minutes took so much longer. I did mount it just like it was when I took the other one out. Once I got it in I have not had a problem what so ever. I hope this helps..
1880355
So after contacting mount-it customer support and trying. The hex bit that is in the part that lifts the arm needed to be tightened counter-clockwise. (not clockwise) and it just keeps tightening and doesn't seem to stop. Also there were parts on there that looked like you could put a quarter on and turn it but that was not the case. Anyway the arm lifting part nut turned counter-clockwise a lot. seems to stiffen the thing and give me more control. Im ight keep it now.
1318281
Wow. That's exactly the problem I am left with. I've re-visited my install as I kept thinking that there was something I wasn't doing right. You've actually helped me! Since the original sat flush now I'll dig out the old gaskets and see if it'll seat properly and re-use them. If you find a solution do let me know. Thanks. Jean
2087584
Had the same problem. This part is trash it's not built to the correct tolerances and it's not even straight. Get the nc star one. I did it was cheaper, easier to file and fits amazing
1873953
I bought mine in August of 2013 and its my daily driver. Its still holding up like a champ. Check your other mounts to see if they are good. You may have another busted one and Its breaking this one. That is what happened to me. My transmission mount was busted as well.
901725
HI Jason, i seem to recall using the tool they supplied with the install kit and a larger socket wrench to get the torque needed to start the bushing. Once it started it was fine. Also you may be able to use a hammer and the tool to "pre-flatten" it just a little to make it fit tighter into the hole. Hope that helps.
403097
Just a reminder, to tighten you need to turn it counter clockwise. Normally it's righty tighty, but not in this case-turn left to tighten. I tried to put it on by turning it right, but realize the error of my ways.
1822781
After checking and rechecking that all my installation was to the specification on the directions, I still had nothing on the computer. As others have stated, the magnet has to be almost touching the speed sensor. If you roll the wheel and place the mounted magnet beside the sensor and slightly rock the wheel back/forth, you should be able to hear a slight click as the magnet passes back and forth. This will give you a check these 2 items are working. As a last result, I took the computer off, flipped it over and did a full initialization (see step one on the instructions) and started again. This time everything worked perfectly. Hope this helps. After checking and rechecking that all my installation was to the specification on the directions, I still had nothing on the computer. As others have stated, the magnet has to be almost touching the speed sensor. If you roll the wheel and place the mounted magnet beside the sensor and slightly rock the wheel back/forth, you should be able to hear a slight click as the magnet passes back and forth. This will give you a check these 2 items are working. As a last result, I took the computer off, flipped it over and did a full initialization (see step one on the instructions) and started... » Read More After checking and rechecking that all my installation was to the specification on the directions, I still had nothing on the computer. As others have stated, the magnet has to be almost touching the speed sensor. If you roll the wheel and place the mounted magnet beside the sensor and slightly rock the wheel back/forth, you should be able to hear a slight click as the magnet passes back and forth. This will give you a check these 2 items are working. As a last result, I took the computer off, flipped it over and did a full initialization (see step one on the instructions) and started again. This time everything worked perfectly. Hope this helps. « Show Less
621863
Well...I mounted one on my 4-wheel scooter. I had it mounted on the front for a while it worked great but you had to watch on turns, if you turned the tiller to quick it would upset what was in the basket. I used the hardware that came with the basket and the extsting mount for the scooters small lift off basket. I now have it on the rear and it is mugh better for me. I used a piece of square tubing in the mount there. I just welded a tee and drilled two holes for the baskets mounting holes. works great and will haul a pretty good load and the dog sits in the front basket..... good luck.....Jerry Well...I mounted one on my 4-wheel scooter. I had it mounted on the front for a while it worked great but you had to watch on turns, if you turned the tiller to quick it would upset what was in the basket. I used the hardware that came with the basket and the extsting mount for the scooters small lift off basket. I now have it on the rear and it is mugh better for me. I used a piece of square tubing in the mount there. I just welded a tee and drilled two holes for the baskets mounting holes. works great and will haul a pretty good load and the dog sits in the front basket..... good... » Read More Well...I mounted one on my 4-wheel scooter. I had it mounted on the front for a while it worked great but you had to watch on turns, if you turned the tiller to quick it would upset what was in the basket. I used the hardware that came with the basket and the extsting mount for the scooters small lift off basket. I now have it on the rear and it is mugh better for me. I used a piece of square tubing in the mount there. I just welded a tee and drilled two holes for the baskets mounting holes. works great and will haul a pretty good load and the dog sits in the front basket..... good luck.....Jerry « Show Less
1174234
Depending on the trailer and mounting area, you may need to position the bracket in a certain way to tighten it up. I had to position mine a couple times before I got a good solid mount. That bracket can be mounted vertically or horizontally. It took me awhile to figure out that mine would work better horizontal and I switched it.
865840
Torque wrench...I suggest just buying another and having both laying around. If you decided to change it yourself, put it on the truck, then use the torque wrench to get the bolt off...truck is pretty sturdy and won't go anywhere...unless you have a shop with a good vice. Also...put a towel over anything like a chrome bumper so you don't ding it if the wrench goes flying... Make sure to get some locktight when you put the new ball on. Walmart has em cheap.
1436921
You feather the trigger to stop well before bolt/nut is tight: should be less than hand tight at this point. Then use torque wrench. At least this is howwe use it on our car lug bolts. Given the torque spec on this unit, you definitely don't want to end up over-torqueing the bolt/nut.
1340160
The main tension nut that secures the ball connection can be tightened securely (in my witness) on the current model design of this bracket. I suspect that the model you own is somewhat different in design to the current version. I think the manufacturer listens to reviews and modifies their spec design to accommodate users' requests. Thats not to say that your version was defective. It was correct for that timeframe. The new model may be improved in the thread areas..
1491786
Not sure what you are having trouble with. putting hard top back on? What year Wrangler ate we dealing with? Make sure you attach the brackets to the vehicle first but leave them very loose to allow play for the step bar allignment. Also, very important---the brackets are specific to their location on the vehicle. They are all marked as to where they bolt onto the vehicle. Once you get everything finger tight then go ahead and wrench everything tight.
826090
I found the tank to also be difficult to tighten so very slowly I took it one turn at a time until the tank was secure. Be patient and do not over tighten as you certainly can crack the tank. Call that professional back and have him do it if you are not comfortable doing it yourself.