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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-10-2014, 06:03 PM
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Posted By Brian B-P
... and "rocking" or "pitching" (front /back...

... and "rocking" or "pitching" (front /back movement) such as when going over bumps.
Interesting wear pattern! Almost looks eroded rather than scraped or abraded.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-09-2014, 08:19 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
I speculated at the beginning of this discussion...

I speculated at the beginning of this discussion that the chains might be a source of the squeaking; this (and the springs against the screws) seems likely if the sound is only over those bumps, and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-09-2014, 03:51 PM
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Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks for the test report! :) Did either -...

Thanks for the test report! :)

Did either - or both - of the lubrication methods stop the squeaking?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-02-2014, 03:09 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
The deliberate friction in an Andersen No-Sway is...

The deliberate friction in an Andersen No-Sway is between the cone and a socket lined with friction material like a brake uses. The ball is made in one piece with the cone, but friction between the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-02-2014, 03:05 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
Thanks Alf. :) Just as many people run...

Thanks Alf. :)
Just as many people run ball-and-socket couplings without lube, the very lightly loaded (compared to its capacity) fifth-wheel hitch could probably run unlubricated as well... but...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-02-2014, 02:53 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
Dryer sheets

Why dryer sheets?

According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dryer_sheet), dryer sheets likely do contain a lubricant:

I don't know what the lubricant might be, since the Bounce MSDS...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-02-2014, 12:55 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
I understand that you avoid grease on the plate...

I understand that you avoid grease on the plate itself by using a plastic disk, but what about the pin (on the trailer) and the jaw mechanism (in the hitch) that engages the pin: don't they need...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-02-2014, 12:22 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
The expectation that no ball grease would be...

The expectation that no ball grease would be needed results from the fact that the ball rotates with the trailer, so turning doesn't cause relative motion; however, the coupler still moves on the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-01-2014, 09:28 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
Andersen Manufacturing has offered a broad range...

Andersen Manufacturing has offered a broad range of towing-related equipment, usually at least bit out of the mainstream. It wouldn't surprise me in the least if the next one were a coupler optimized...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-01-2014, 08:21 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
Probably. An Andersen No-Sway set to transfer...

Probably. An Andersen No-Sway set to transfer any significant amount of load has hundreds of pounds (in some cases perhaps 2,000 lb) of tension on the chains, and thus the same amount pushing the...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 09-11-2013, 04:31 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 22,839
Posted By Brian B-P
Squeaking is two metal parts rubbing together, so...

Squeaking is two metal parts rubbing together, so I would look for wear from rubbing anywhere that happens. A likely spot might be where the chains come out of the tubular guides on the frame...
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