Topic: DON-I THINK IT WAS KAM WHO SAID YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME
lpkayak
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someone on here said you might know the answer to this: the ball on my hitch for the camper seems really sticky. it was hard to get it to slide on and hard to get it off...it pulled the truck way up before it let go. should i wd40 it? any other suggestions? thanks. laurie
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just don
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Are you sure they are both same size?1 and 7/8" or 2 " are most common. Small for small light trailers
big for heavy regular trailers. the super duty trailers are 2 and 5/16".
YOUR tongue hitch may be bent or tweaked,,,or just wore out. You can use just some common grease from a grease gun or wheel bearing grease from a little can.
Smear some up in the frog area,,,bad thing is the ball will be greasy and soil good clothes. they make a plastic cover for that
I never grease mine for that reason. Make sure your lock down works good and has safety clip in.
if your trailer is pulling or pushing hard on ball by how you parked all,,,its very normal,a smidge of grease will slide right out.
wd 40 drys out and disappears too fast,,,and grease attracts dirt and dust. Maybe a new tongue part is easier and better y
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lpkayak
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thanks...i better go to the shop...that sounds scarey to me. i think the ball size is right. i never had this problem last year. i wonder if i could have bent it...
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Carol in PA
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quote:Originally posted by just don: Smear some up in the frog area,,,bad thing is the ball will be greasy and soil good clothes. they make a plastic cover for that
. You can also cover a greasy trailer hitch with a paper cup.
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