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Old 07-09-2018, 07:59 PM   #1
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Hitch grease

Had something changed in the last 30 years? In the '60 and '70s everyone had grease on the hitch ball. When I took my new trailer home after dealer installed hitch it was dry. I understand why the swaybar rub area is dry, but is the hitch now dry for sway control or did they just not grease it?
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Old 07-09-2018, 08:31 PM   #2
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I always use white lithium grease spray on the ball before every trip. I do however clean it off and apply a new coat after each trip. A little messy but I think it gives me a smoother and quiet tow plus saves the hitch ball from wear.
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My guess is that someone at the dealership forgot. I lube my hitch ball.
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I always use white lithium grease spray on the ball before every trip. I do however clean it off and apply a new coat after each trip. A little messy but I think it gives me a smoother and quiet tow plus saves the hitch ball from wear.
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Old 07-09-2018, 09:04 PM   #5
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Mine always has grease on it. Won't tow without it!
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Old 07-09-2018, 09:15 PM   #6
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I always clean and grease the hitch ball before every tow (and the Equalizer sockets of course). I use Moly Graph extreme pressure.

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This is what I use, from Ace Hardware.
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Grease on ours all the time and for all the three different trailers we tow
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I've never greased a hitch/ball. I only know one person that does it. Mine has never made noise and I've never noticed wear.
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A small square of wax paper over the ball does the same thing as grease and much easier to clean up afterwards..
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I tow with grease on the ball. I usually clean the ball and apply new grease at the beginning of each trip.
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Old 07-10-2018, 06:37 PM   #12
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Pulled a heavy tool trailer in my former life as a carpenter for years. Never greased the ball, and had no issues. Not saying it's the right thing to do, but went 10+ years without an issue.
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Old 07-10-2018, 06:58 PM   #13
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I lube the hitch ball with a hgh impact lithium grease every time I disconnect and rehitch. Dealer said no need, but the ball was scoring. Went to greasing and in my opinon, smoother operation. I also grease the sway bars at the hitch. I've found with the grease the creaking noises go away when tuning and the action at the hitch seems much smoother.
That's my experience.
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Old 07-10-2018, 07:52 PM   #14
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IMHO no need to grease the ball, but, if you want to attract dirt and mess up everything in there thats the right thing to do
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Old 07-11-2018, 10:14 AM   #15
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I grease mine every few trips. When the grease starts wearing out it starts getting squeaky and creaky when making turns.
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If there were no reason to lubricate your hitch, then why would the hitch MFG provide a recommended grease to use?

https://www.etrailer.com/Accessories...ese/58117.html
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Because peoples asked for it !!! They can sell you pieces of the moon if you ask for some .... Funny how peoples try to mitigate sway and grease the pivot point to ease up the movement of the trailer on the ball...


greasing that is a waste of time, and money , adding grease in an open environment is just asking for dirt sand and what else to creep up on the ball and coupler mechanism .... but hey its your time your money so ..... grease at your will lol







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I've never greased a hitch/ball. I only know one person that does it. Mine has never made noise and I've never noticed wear.
That is good to hear. I have a Hensley Hitch and it stays connected to the trailer all the time. I did put some grease on it 3 years ago when the hitch cup was attached to the Hensley.
Wax paper seemed like a good idea when hooking up.
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Old 07-21-2018, 12:22 PM   #20
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Kinda Related...

When we picked up our FW I was prepared to grease the saddle plate when the dealer advised against the grease and buy the Teflon plates. No mess or fuss, just replace when worn. Done. Now I just have to remember to put it on after being stored, had to have a little experience to help me remember. See other post for story...
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