skyking897 wrote:
Had a chance to do some investigating yesterday, had the wife hold the trailer brakes on and try moving the truck forwards and reverse while I watched for movement. Did not really see anything in the pin to hitch area. Will be unhooking and checking for play in the hitch to rails. Was mentioned earlier about adjusting brake controller. Am I wanting a more aggressive trailer braking?
The brake controller will not contribute to noise when you take off as it is not in use. The pins that hold the hitch to the rails have some slop in them by design so that users can get them in and out without using a punch and a hammer. Your initial tow might have worn some paint off the rails and hitch tabs which was just enough to cause your hitch to lift to the pins and then drop back to the rails making noise. Also, raising your hitch head will create more leverage causing your hitch to raise off the rails only to be stopped by the pins. Remove a couple of the the pin clips and see if you can easily remove the pin by hand and if there is any looseness. If yes, probably your problem
Some hitches had loose attachment systems to the kingpin and were noisy by design. These would have made noise at the outset. It looks like your hitch has a good jaw system. Good luck, I hope your solution is as easy as the isolation pads that cured mine.
