Lubrication

Slip plate on jaws and hitch pin. I use Teflon plate on hitch. I have a B&W hitch and use gun grease in lower zerk.

I use the white plastic disc on the hitch plate.

I use a non messy dry spray on my '97 16k Reese slider tubes after trying the white spray on grease. What a gunked up mess after hauling other stuff in the bed.

I completely disassemble the hitch head/pivot pin every 5 years or so and coat pins/bushings/etc with a dab of red grease.

The old hitch slides and works like a hot knife through butter at any angle/any hitch load.

White Teflon plate is the best bar none.

ford truck guy wrote:

Ryan8881 wrote:
What have you found to be a good lubrication for you 5th wheel hitch that is not to messy and lasts a reasonable time

I use Slip Plate dry lube on my moving parts on the hitch. I would think that any dry lube would work just as well. the dry lube does not attract dust or dirt particles.

X2. Slip Plate only on the pin and moving hitch parts.

Ryan8881 wrote:
What have you found to be a good lubrication for you 5th wheel hitch that is not to messy and lasts a reasonable time

I use Slip Plate dry lube on my moving parts on the hitch. I would think that any dry lube would work just as well. the dry lube does not attract dust or dirt particles.

My thoughts are, what are we lubing on that 5th wheel hitch? The plate or the innerds?

Tango, AE7UI wrote:
Nylon plate, white lithium grease on the pin and saddles of the B&W.

+1

Nylon plate, white lithium grease on the pin and saddles of the B&W.

White plastic/teflon plate, and whatever grease I happen to have handy for the zerks and the pin, and the saddles.

2oldman wrote:
One of these plastic plates. No grease, no mess.

x2. Only grease is on the pin.