It was my sway bar on the eazylift that was making the noise not the ball. Loosen the sway bar and see if that is it. I now know where it is and don’t worry about it
I think the instructions on using a sway bar do indicate one should loosen the friction on the bar when backing. Or simply remove it before backing up. I usually do one or the other. As far as driving straight, highway driving, it doesn't make any noise.
Mine did that as well. It is also my first. Mine is a Curt 17500. It has the ball bearings that act as sway control.
After a couple of short trips where it made a lot of noise. I greased the zerk fittings and the ball bearings. I also put some white lithium grease on the “L” bracket that the square bar sits on. After that the noises were completely gone. And that was on a 1,500 mile trip.
I really think my dealer who installed it did not grease it at all. Even before I drove it I could feel a very noticeable difference on how easily the bars moved in and out on the hitch before I hooked the trailer up.
You should never put any grease on the L brackets. These are what gives the hitch the ant-sway.
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2015 Silverado Z71
2018 toy hauler
A lot of discussion in this thread of greasing the hitch. For hitches with integrated anti-sway control, be sure to READ and FOLLOW the owner's manual and ensure you are applying grease to the appropriate points on the hitch. Simply greasing up the hitch anywhere you see metal contacting metal can significantly reduce the anti-sway properties of the hitch.
For those with Equal-i-Zer 4-point hitches, I agree that adding 'sway bracket jackets' and applying grease where indicated reduces the groaning. However, as the Equal-i-Zer manual suggests - if it's making noise, it's doing its job.
Ensuring the socket bolts are set to the proper torque may also help.
You can and should grease the contact points on the hitch head where the bars attach.
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Western PA
2015 Silverado Z71
2018 toy hauler
It was my sway bar on the eazylift that was making the noise not the ball. Loosen the sway bar and see if that is it. I now know where it is and don’t worry about it
Thanks. i'll add that to try after lubing. 1 thing at a time of course, other wise I won't know what was effective. ;-)
NEVER lubricate the friction points on your anti-sway bars! The noise you hear is energy absorbed by friction resulting in heat and noise. The noisier the better they function.
Inspect friction points every time you saddle up - at some point you might need to install new bars and saddles. The friction wears down the steel. Just because the friction points may be noisy and show some rust, that's not a reason to call for the WD40!
Equalizer makes a pad to aid in reducing some noise. I use them and they work pretty well.
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Past Tow vehicle but still own: 2017 Ford Expedition XLT EL factory tow package. Added towing mirrors, 10 ply tires on separate rims, sumo springs, larger rear sway bar.
Current tow vehicle: 2020 Ford F350 Lariat supercab
4x4. 7.3 gas. 4,400+lb payload capacity.
2021 Cherokee Greywolf 23MK
Equalizer 1,000lb WDH
If you have a friction sway control, that is most likely what is groaning at low speed. You can loosen it up some to do away with the noise as long as it does not cause you to lose sway control. Also, friction sway control is supposed to be removed before you back up.
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