Greasing your Balls (trailer hitch ball)
I have towed my new camper probably 8 times now since buying new. New camper, new hitch, new ball, everything. It makes this awful squeaking noise every time I turn now. Am I supposed to put some s...
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pappcam wrote:
I've never greased the ball on my current hitch and I periodically check the wear and tear on the ball and coupler and everything looks fine. In my opinion grease would just attract dirt and make things worse.
Exactly. ^
Had a guy at work when I was a kid, swore by that and never failed to get you covered in dirty abrasive grease when you least expected it.
I got trailer hitch tongues with probably 50kmi on them. They are still fine, no grease, no squeaks.
If I want to get covered in grease I have enough projects around the house that can achieve the same results and accomplish something constructive out of it!
I will shoot the trailer tongue inside and out with some WD or fluid film, etc to keep the rust down during the winter, for the trailers I store outside.
