Wheel Bearings
I have a 28 ft. TT and had the wheels bearings completely serviced in 2019. I have used the trailer only twice since then for 2 trips of 400 miles total. I would like to make another trip of about eq...
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opnspaces wrote:
...Hooked up my brand new TT at the dealer with my brand new WD hitch and brand new ball with no grease. Towed trailer 30 miles home. When I unhitched the ball was galled. I added grease and 17 years later I have not had any more galling and I'm still using the same ball...
Yep, that will do it.
Only takes a very light "film" of grease and does not need repeated unless you wiped off the grease from ball and hitch socket.
I used maybe about the size of a small pea, smear it around the ball and call it good for many many yrs.. The grease spreads around the ball and hitch socket and stays there for yrs unless you clean it off.
The light grease film gives just enough lubrication to reduce metal to metal friction contact which reduces galling or wear.
No need to reapply and reapply gobs of grease each time you use it which I think was Klutches gripe and to that, he does have a point..
But that is a hole nuther can - o - worms hot button topic subject on this forum :E
