B&W Companion Hitch Shock replacement

laknox wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
Jerry, really?? You want Ron to report you to the B&W club??

Did you know there is 1 single grease zerk as well?

There =should= be 3. Should be a 90 zerk to grease the head pivots so you can grease without having to take the head off to do so. Been wanting to drill and tap these for years, but have never gotten roundtuit. :-)

Lyle

Here ya go. :)

laknox wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
Jerry, really?? You want Ron to report you to the B&W club??

Did you know there is 1 single grease zerk as well?

There =should= be 3. Should be a 90 zerk to grease the head pivots so you can grease without having to take the head off to do so. Been wanting to drill and tap these for years, but have never gotten roundtuit. :-)

Lyle

I only have 1... The bushings are accessible once the head is removed...
HITCH MAINTENANCE
Grease the saddle through the grease zerk
approximately every six months with multipurpose grease. This allows the coupler to
pivot freely.
As needed, grease the polyurethane bushings
with high-grade lithium grease.
Spread a thin layer of multi-purpose grease around the
inside surface of the jaws where they grasp the kingpin.


On page #24 is the maintenance - B & W maintenance - Companion Ford Puck

Yea I will hold off on the report to headquarters.

B&W answered this question with the instructions that came with the shock. Now I need to get a 1 1/2 inch wrench times two.

fj12ryder wrote:

laknox wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
Jerry, really?? You want Ron to report you to the B&W club??

Did you know there is 1 single grease zerk as well?

There =should= be 3. Should be a 90 zerk to grease the head pivots so you can grease without having to take the head off to do so. Been wanting to drill and tap these for years, but have never gotten roundtuit. :-)

Lyle

Here ya go. :)

Well, cr@p. Now I =do= have a round tuit, so I'm going to have to do this. Fortunately, we have POWER at our shop! :-)

Lyle

ford truck guy wrote:

laknox wrote:

ford truck guy wrote:
Jerry, really?? You want Ron to report you to the B&W club??

Did you know there is 1 single grease zerk as well?

There =should= be 3. Should be a 90 zerk to grease the head pivots so you can grease without having to take the head off to do so. Been wanting to drill and tap these for years, but have never gotten roundtuit. :-)

Lyle

I only have 1... The bushings are accessible once the head is removed...
HITCH MAINTENANCE
Grease the saddle through the grease zerk
approximately every six months with multipurpose grease. This allows the coupler to
pivot freely.
As needed, grease the polyurethane bushings
with high-grade lithium grease.
Spread a thin layer of multi-purpose grease around the
inside surface of the jaws where they grasp the kingpin.


On page #24 is the maintenance - B & W maintenance - Companion Ford Puck

Yes, I do do this, yearly. (I don't tow all that much, right now.) Jaws get greased every couple trips.

Lyle

its an easy job, i did mine last summer in about an hour or so. B&W was nice enough to send me a free replacement shock for the head.