Phil Hendrix wrote:
Hey everyone,
I finally concluded I have the B&W turn over ball hitch in the new to me truck I purchased. But the ball is rusted in the socket pretty good (or bad)...not sure when and if ever anyone has removed it. I finally got the pin free but still can't free the ball.
I have sprayed wd40 and PB blaster....beat on it with a very large hammer. Even tried to figure out a way to use a floor jack and push on it but can't get a straight shot at it. Not alot of room under there to work in.
Hoping for someone to tell me their brainstorm of how they got their's free???
Thanks,
Phil
Phil, I'm assuming that the ball is flipped in the stowed position. If that's the case, the only thing you can really do is to keep up with the penetrating oil and some banging on the ball from underneath. I had to do this once after I'd had some sand in my bed and it just wedged the ball in the socket. You can't pry on the small lifting pin as it will bend. If it's badly stuck, you might have to sacrifice the ball and weld on a loop to get a hook on it to lift. FWIW, we used to use Mistic Metal Mover on rusted nuts and bolts. It's very volatile, but penetrates quickly. A friend told us that they used to use something called Panther Piss; no lie! A quick look shows it now being called PB Blaster, and a lot of people swear by it. :-)
Lyle
