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07-01-2017, 09:07 AM
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Pin Lube?
Do you lube the pin and if so what do you use? I have a dry spray lube that I've been using but don't recall any discussion on the practice.
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07-01-2017, 11:57 AM
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07-01-2017, 12:58 PM
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Pullrite hitch. No lube on the pin. Lube everywhere else. Lol.
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07-01-2017, 02:39 PM
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I have one of the disks but couldn't remember any discussion on the pin itself.
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07-01-2017, 03:41 PM
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Lube plate is all I use too. I spray all of the moving parts down with WD-40 every now and then too. The hitch is a Reese Pro Series, and the manufacturer calls for motor oil on the moving parts, but that's way too messy for my liking.
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07-01-2017, 05:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by robkelly
Lube plate is all I use too. I spray all of the moving parts down with WD-40 every now and then too. The hitch is a Reese Pro Series, and the manufacturer calls for motor oil on the moving parts, but that's way too messy for my liking.
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Try using a spray can of white grease. It goes on like WD-40 but the alcohol evaporates and leaves a nice layer of water proof grease. I put it on the whole hitch including the jaws and the table even though I use a Teflon disk. Never any rust on the table that way and up here in the NW rust gets on everything otherwise.
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07-02-2017, 05:41 PM
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As an old trucker I use a plate but grease the kingpin.
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07-02-2017, 06:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by merlinhomeauto
As an old trucker I use a plate but grease the kingpin.
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Yes same here. Grease on the king pin, good heavy duty stuff. The lighter white grease on all the hinge points and a light coating on the table.
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07-03-2017, 10:07 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by merlinhomeauto
As an old trucker I use a plate but grease the kingpin.
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07-04-2017, 08:35 AM
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Quote:
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07-04-2017, 09:27 AM
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I use the nylon lube plate and spray the rest down with white lithium grease.
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07-05-2017, 08:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by merlinhomeauto
As an old trucker I use a plate but grease the kingpin.
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The other thing I do once a year is take the 5th wheel pivot points open and grease them. Two the let the plate tip up and down have big bolts that I lube and the lower center pin that allows the plate to tip side to side.
Heavy duty grease. I don't understand why the mfg does not put grease fitting on them??
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