Lubing my Reese Strait_Line hitch w/Dual Cam
Whenever I hook up my TT, I grease the ball before putting the coupler on it. I grease the hinge pins on the torsion bar arms before putting them in the hitch head. Should I be greasing the underside ...
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You can, as already mentioned, put a small amount of Vasoline on the cams to reduce any noise or excess wear, but that should not be necessary on the size/weight of the trailer in you signature. Using Vasoline is supposed to be for very heavy tongue weight trailers and primarily to reduce wear on the cams.
Mine, for instance, is over 1300lbs and I did use Vasoliine on the cams when I used the Dual Cam hitch many years ago. Didn't have to put it on very often. If I recall correctly it was only necessary a couple of time per season.
You are doing the right thing greasing where you mentioned but if you do use the Vasoline, just put it on the cam itself and not on the spring bars. Using Vasoline will not reduce the amount of sway control like grease would but does reduce the wear and noise. I had none with mine.
Barney
Mine, for instance, is over 1300lbs and I did use Vasoliine on the cams when I used the Dual Cam hitch many years ago. Didn't have to put it on very often. If I recall correctly it was only necessary a couple of time per season.
You are doing the right thing greasing where you mentioned but if you do use the Vasoline, just put it on the cam itself and not on the spring bars. Using Vasoline will not reduce the amount of sway control like grease would but does reduce the wear and noise. I had none with mine.
Barney
