Reciever Rust

[Robby9]

I have a Chevy 2500HD with the 2.5" reciever and 2" reducer sleeve. I left the reducer in over the winter and some rust formed where the bottom of the reducer and the reciever meet. I had to knock the reducer out with a block of wood and a hammer.

What should I do to take care of this problem and is there anything that can be done to prevent it from recurring? Due to the stresses and friction, I guess that paint would wear off quickly?

Thanks.

[BenK]

I buy mine at Amazon too:

Fluid Film 11.75 oz. Spray 3-pak



$34.05 + free shipping...haven't found any locally and prefer buying locally

[otrfun]

Robby9 wrote:
Thanks. I like the idea of an easy spray-on solution.

I use fluid film, too. For smaller applications like a receiver hitch it's great. Gets very expensive coating an entire trailer with FF--lol! Yup, axle grease is rude, crude, and messy, but IMO there's nothing that protects better under extreme conditions.

[Robby9]

Thanks. I like the idea of an easy spray-on solution.

[otrfun]

Although it ain't pretty, nothing beats good ole, cheap, axle grease. I coat every nut, bolt, and seam on my boat trailer with axle grease once a year. It gets soaked in salt water all the time. After 6 years every single nut and bolt looks brand new underneath that nasty looking grease.

[Bull_Rider]

x3 for Fluid Film. It has lanolin in it so it sticks and lasts. I get mine from Amazon. This stuff really works.

[ib516]

Ya, it's pricey, (about $10 - $15/can) but it stays where you spray it, wicks and creeps into cracks and small spaces, and lasts a long time. It comes out of the can about the consistency of white lithium grease.

[720Deere]

ib516 wrote:

It is pretty hard to beat this stuff!

[ib516]

[RoyB]

Since I carry WD-40 in my truck side door pocket I spray mine with that when it starts looking discolored. I have also spray painted the hitch when needed which also helps.

If I am on the road alot I use the grease supplied by the RV dealer on the BALL.

Roy Ken

[downtheroad]

Correct, paint won't last. \

I spray mine occasionally with what ever lube I happen to have. Seems that this light coat of oil has stopped the rusting.