Lube plate
Question: when using a lube plate, doesn't it prevent the pin from come down further in the hitch? Does it affect how well the pin can be wrapped by the hitch mechanism?
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Me Again wrote:C-Bears wrote:
So some of the FW dealers/manufacturers are providing them to customers, not hitch manufacturers. I still think that are a "comfort" item and not a required item.
Metal against metal without grease or the plate is not a good thing. The grease that semi's use will stand a foot tall without falling over! It is a special VERY thick grease!Chris
While there is a special grease for 5th wheels I never saw it used in the fleet shops I worked in for over 44 years. We just used the same chassis grease used on all the other zerks and components. Maybe some fleets had a special need for this heavy grease.
And I agree about metal to metal wear statement.
