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TomWise's avatar
TomWise
Explorer
Jul 03, 2015

Rusty Hitch

Hi. I'm a relatively new RV'er with a less than 1 year old TT. On the way home from Florida, approximately 250 miles into trip it started to rain and when I stopped for gas, i noticed a grinding noise every time I turned, especially noticeable at lower speeds.
When I got home and unhitched, i inspected the hitch and it is pretty rusty underneath.
Is there a particular brand of grease i should be using?
Is there a way to remove the accumulated rust?
Any other suggestions?

Surprised...
Tom
  • Ron3rd's avatar
    Ron3rd
    Explorer III
    Jul 04, 2015
    fallsrider wrote:
    Why type of hitch do you have? Do you have an anti-sway bar? Our anti-sway bar grinds and moans like crazy when turning while towing in the rain.

    It stops when everything dries out.


    X2, on many hitches, the noise is normal. I have the Equalizer brand and it can be a pretty noisy hitch at times.
  • fallsrider's avatar
    fallsrider
    Explorer
    Jul 04, 2015
    Why type of hitch do you have? Do you have an anti-sway bar? Our anti-sway bar grinds and moans like crazy when turning while towing in the rain.

    It stops when everything dries out.
  • campigloo's avatar
    campigloo
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2015
    It also depends on what type hitch you have. Could be that some grinding is just the nature of the beast.
  • TomWise's avatar
    TomWise
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2015
    excellent. Thank you. I did not expect to see rust there. It's just surface rust si I'm not worried about structure but the grinding has to stop.
  • SuburbanHauler3's avatar
    SuburbanHauler3
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2015
    Are you talking about the inside of the coupler itself? I just use a bit of lithium grease on the ball before dropping the trailer down on it. As for the rust, you can probably just use a bit of sandpaper on it, then maybe hit it with some spray paint.

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