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04-08-2016, 07:22 AM
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Location: Port St. Lucie
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Grease for Fifth wheel hitch and pin box?
What do you use for lubricant? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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04-08-2016, 07:32 AM
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Frog-Toberfest Organizer
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04-08-2016, 07:38 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
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04-08-2016, 07:48 AM
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Senior Member
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White grease work?
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04-08-2016, 07:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OswegoLion
What do you use for lubricant? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
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Good question. For the others...I have the nylon disc, do I need to use some sort of lube with that also?
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04-08-2016, 07:53 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Justice12t
Good question. For the others...I have the nylon disc, do I need to use some sort of lube with that also?
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No, the discs are designed to be used 'dry'
The material has lubricity built into it.
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2022 Cedar Creek 345IK 5th Wheel•Solar & Inverter•2024 Ford F-Series SCREW•7.3L•4x4•Factory Puck•B&W Companion•TST Tire Monitor w/Repeater•Sinemate 3500w Gen.
F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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04-08-2016, 07:54 AM
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Gold Miner At Heart
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I use the plastic disk on the 5er hitch so no greese is needed there. As far as the Fifth wheel hitch itself. I think as long as you keep it lightly greased it will be fine. I take the head off and clean all the old Greece and dirt off each season and lightly regreese.
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04-08-2016, 07:55 AM
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Frog-Toberfest Organizer
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Honestly with the Nylon disk I never noticed a need to use the grease. Fluid Film would be good also. I've used that stuff on my shovels and snow blower and the underside of my old F250.
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2016 Vengeance 320A
2015 Chevy 2500HD LT 6.6L 4x4 ccsb Z71 trim
2012 HD Electra Glide
Andersen Ultimate Aluminum fifth wheel hitch V2
Days camped '16=43, '17=47, '18=57 '19=47 '20=47 '21=64 '22=62 '23=72 '24=0
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04-08-2016, 08:01 AM
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I use the nylon disc as well ... the main purpose of the disk is to get away from lubing the pin plate and hitch head surface, so like mentioned earlier there is no need to lube it. I do use lithium grease on the moving parts in the hitch head itself.
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04-08-2016, 08:04 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Hawkins, Texas
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I use the nylon disc also and so I do not grease the 5th wheel disk. Just make sure the hitch disk and the 5th wheel disk is clean prior to hooking up. On long pulls I do put a dab of grease on the King Pin also. I have pulled without the King Pin being greased also and had no problems. But my old dad told me if it is metal to metal it needs to be lubricated.
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04-08-2016, 08:04 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OswegoLion
White grease work?
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It will... but wouldn't be my first choice as it tends to wash off easily.
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2022 Cedar Creek 345IK 5th Wheel•Solar & Inverter•2024 Ford F-Series SCREW•7.3L•4x4•Factory Puck•B&W Companion•TST Tire Monitor w/Repeater•Sinemate 3500w Gen.
F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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04-08-2016, 08:07 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Port St. Lucie
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Type of regular grease available?
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04-08-2016, 08:13 AM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OswegoLion
Type of regular grease available?
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Not sure what you are asking?
We've given suggestions.
Heck, even Vaseline will work if you are diligent about keeping it clean and lubricated.
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2022 Cedar Creek 345IK 5th Wheel•Solar & Inverter•2024 Ford F-Series SCREW•7.3L•4x4•Factory Puck•B&W Companion•TST Tire Monitor w/Repeater•Sinemate 3500w Gen.
F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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