rockhillmanor wrote:
I routinely lubricate my hitch and ball with a lube especially formulated for hitches.
And I hit the latch/lock mechanisms with silicone or PB blaster to keep it working smoothly.
If it's jammed, after you stop put the truck in park and let it roll back its slop amount, then put it back in drive and just inch forward ('not' enough to move trailer just enough to move the ball back for a better release). sometimes that is enough to push it in front of the release clamp.
I checked the reviews of this product on amazon, and they were very positive; sounding much more so than I would write about the axle grease that I routinely use for this purpose. Some folks even mentioned noticing an improvement in the ease with which the ball and receiver could be coupled/uncoupled. I'm going to give this stuff a try. From a mechanical standpoint, though, I'm also going to take it in to the dealer and ask that a service rep take look at it to see if all the various adjustments that needed to be done upon installation are still up to snuff. I check the torque periodically on the key components as recommended by Husky, but, nonetheless, I'd like to see if maybe something has tweaked a bit or possibly wasn't set up quite properly to begin with.
