How Do You Align tow Bar Arms to Make Sure the Vehicle is Being Towed Straight

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How do you aligne the arms of the tow bar to make sure you are towing your tow vehicle straight?

asked by: Barbara N

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With a tow bar such as # 63180 you will have to have the toad lined up straight behind the RV to even attach it to the brackets on the toad. So the process of actually connecting the vehicle to the RV ensures that it is lined up straight.

On tow bars that have arms that move in and out you can line up less than perfectly and the arms will retract out once you start moving and the vehicle will be straight. It all depends on the tow bar you are using but they all have built in ways of making sure the vehicle is straight when being flat towed.

expert reply by: Michael H

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Answer 1

The stabilizer bar, part #RM-921006, is 42 inches end to end and 40 inches from the bolt holes center on center.

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Answer 2

For your 1997 Saturn SL sedan I recommend Roadmaster base plates #52181-1. These base plates have removable arms so you won't have fixed arms sticking out in front of the car all the time. For a compatible tow bar I recommend the Falcon 2…

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Answer 3

I may have an option for you but we only carry stabilizer bars for the Roadmaster Tow Dolly RM-2000-1 and RM-2050-1. If you have the former you'll need the Replacement Stabilizer Bar part #RM-921006 or if you have the latter you'll need the…

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Answer 4

We do carry the RoadMaster Tow Bar to Demco Base Plates Adapter, part #RM-034, but this adapter will not work if you are using the Tow Ready Adjustable Tow Bar, part #63180. The #RM-034 is designed to connect Demco base plates to most Roadmaster tow…

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Answer 5

I spoke with my contact at Roadmaster and he said that on a Roadmaster Tow Dolly Trailer like the #RM-2050-1, the serial number will be located on the tongue of the trailer or on the passenger side, main base, facing forward.

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Answer 6

I checked with Roadmaster and the overall length of the Replacement Stabilizer Bar #RM-B001225 overall is 35-3/4 inches.

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Answer 7

The manual lockout on your Atwood 85778 surge brake coupler is there so that you can back up the trailer without the brakes locking up on you. Yes you can safely tow your trailer with the broken manual lockout, you just have to make sure you…

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Answer 8

I've never heard of an actual third brake light connector on a camper shell to plug in on a truck and we don't carry any parts to do that. The light generally needs to be hardwired into the truck's brake light circuit. The issue with this…

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Answer 9

Seal 171255UC has an inner diameter of 1.719 inches and outer diameter of 2.565 inches. A seal that has those dimensions would actually be #58846. I've added a link to a video review of this seal for you to take a look at.

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Answer 10

I did some checking and the hub/drum we offer that will work for you is the part #8-430-5UC3. This uses the same bearings as the 8-415 and will be an exact fit aside from the fact this is a non-ABS setup and the 8-415 came in an ABS setup and non-ABS…

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Answer 11

From what I could find it looks like your 122R (red) and 122Y (amber) lights measure 3.75" x 1.70" x .81". We don't have any replacement lense directly for the GLO-BRITE lights but we do have some similar lights that you could use…

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Answer 12

If you are needing the hub and drum assembly then you will want to go with the Dexter Trailer Hub and Drum Assembly #8-201-5UC3-EZ but if you are just looking for an idler hub then you will want part #8-213-5UC1 instead. These come with the correct…

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