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oldbird1965
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Feb 10, 2018

Trailer Saver BD 3

First of all I love this hitch! We used to get slammed so hard I thought the rear axle was going to break, lol. The problem is and always has been for five years now it throws grease all over the bottom of the 5er behind the king pin. Probably my fault putting in to much grease. I'm thinking about making a couple of shields out of sheet metal mounted up and down along the inside edge of the hitch to 'catch' the grease when its thrown. What do you guys think? Anybody else have this problem?
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    oldbird1965
    Explorer
    Feb 10, 2018
    When I first got the hitch shipped to me I didn't even know about the grease zerts. The pins showed lots of wear and being a great company and still under warranty they sent me new pins. I guess at that point I started over greasing them. PCM1959, what suspension grease do you use? Thanks everybody!
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    pcm1959
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    Feb 10, 2018
    No issues either. I use suspension grease. Maybe what you are using is not heavy enough? Just a thought. Love the hitch, btw. I know its a great cushion to the fiver pin bod area on the harsh roads.
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    JTrac
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    Feb 10, 2018
    I've had mine for 4 years and never had that problem. Maybe less grease is the answer to the problem. The only place I put grease is on the 2 pins. I usually clean the BD3 before our first trip for the season just smear a little grease on each of the pins. I shoot a little grease in the zerts a few times during the season but never over do it. I use a lube plate so never put any grease in that area. Not sure about a shield but I guess something like that might work.

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