CAMCO EAZ-LIFT
I have a 2008 Keystone Passport that has the axles flipped so it sits a little bit higher than normal. My question is I recently purchased a EAZ-LIFT weight distribution hitch for my 2010 RAM 2500. ...
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Bheffington wrote:jerem0621 wrote:
I just use my grease gun and use the same automotive grade grease you use to grease the suspension.
It is absolutely essential to use grease on the balls And in the WD bar sockets in the hitch head.
Thanks,
Jeremiah
Can you point me to a link that can document this? Grease on the ball is a personal preference. Never in 30 years of towing stuff, have I greased a ball, never a problem. I do grease the bar ends due to the added stress and the fact that there is a grease zert there.
Sure thing,
Reese Trunnion Hitch Install Instructions
Look on page 3 under "Lubrication".. Basically, everything I said above.
How about Hensley Manufacturing.. Manufacturers of the Hensley Arrow.. check out page 9 of the document below (Page 13 of the PDF file)
Hensley Arrow Install instructions
Since this thread is about the EAZ-Lift hitch, a simple look at their instructions reveals the same thing on page 4, they emphasize lubrication of the contacts and the hitch ball.. similarly to how I did above.
Eaz-lift hitch install instructions
Can you tow without grease on the ball? Yes you can. Will it increase the wear and tear on not only the ball but the coupler? Yes it will.
A ball is basically a bearing surface, metal on metal contact will wear. If you use a very hard ball (Like a 30,000 lb ball) you probably don't see the wear marks like you would with a 10,000 lb ball, but something is wearing, if its not the ball, then its the coupler.
I suggest greasing the ball just like WD hitch manufacturers recommend.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
