Hitch Maintainance
Ok, so four years ago we bought our first 5er and had the dealer install the slider hitch. Bought a Teflon disc and forgot about maintainance. Two years later, had the dealer move the hitch to a new truck. Had the RV dealer do it because he would adjust the pinbox for correct leveling and truck dealer wouldn't mess with 5er. Last week, I had to remove the hitch to haul something in the truck. I removed the hitch assembly from it's cradle to cut the hitch weight in half. That is when I noticed the dry rust on the cradle and pivot pins of the hitch. Not good. It appears that there has NEVER been any lubrication on the pivot pins or cradle. Those pins support the entire pin weight and we're dry metal on metal. I lathered them up with wheel bearing grease. While at it, I extended the slider for the first time in 4 years, and gave every thing a liberal shot of white lithium grease. (It wasn't initially easy to extend). I wonder how many people think that the Teflon disc is a solve all for hitch maintainance.
