Slider came undone!!!
I hesitate to tell this but here goes. Two weeks ago a few blocks from home we had the slide on the 5th wheel hitch release. Holy ****!!!! Thought someone had rear ended us. We were on the way home fr...
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NMDriver wrote:
I think you have your 4 hold down pins and clips improperly mounted. See the diagram that is affixed to the hitch leg. You have likely reversed pins and clips that are not allowing the lock to fully engage the slots in the rail.
The pins and clips must be installed so the clips are on the outside of the rail and the pin heads are laying flat. Otherwise the clip will stop the slide from moving far enough forward for the lock teeth to go all the way into the tow slot in the rail.
Thanks NM. I bought this hitch off CL 3 years ago so most of the stickers on the hitch are faded or gone. I have been placing the pins and clips the wrong way! I thought if I put the clips on the inside it would be harder for someone to pull one out. I will switch these out today.
