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Jeff_in_MA

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My wife and I just purchased our first camper, a 2007 Starcraft Aruba 268RKS. The camper came with an older blue ox weight distribution hitch. After our first trip this past weekend I noticed the hitch head looked a little crooked where it meets the hitch shank. Does this look normal? If not, is this something I should have a metal shop straighten out or should I be looking at getting a new weight distribution setup? Thanks!
 

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It looks like you could loosen the nut on the right side and push it back on that one side. Maybe it's loose?
 
I see the same thing Neal does. I can't really see a crack but if it is a crack replace it right away.
 
I see a lot of them that are angled so that the weight bars can be properly pre-loaded. I would say leave it as long as everything is tight and in good condition.
 

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