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Old 07-01-2017, 09:07 AM   #1
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Question 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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Old 07-01-2017, 11:57 AM   #2
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Nylon Lube Plate, 10€ - Cequent 83002 - 5th Wheel Hitch Accessories - Camping World

Available in different sizes (and colors).
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Pullrite hitch. No lube on the pin. Lube everywhere else. Lol.
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I have one of the disks but couldn't remember any discussion on the pin itself.
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Old 07-01-2017, 03:41 PM   #5
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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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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.

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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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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I use the nylon lube plate and spray the rest down with white lithium grease.
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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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