Great Horned Owl
Well-known member
The lube plate for my 5th wheel hitch has been getting looser and looser over the years. I put up with the inconvenience of it falling off every time I unhitch, but it finally loosened to the point where it falls off before I can get hitched. I finally broke down and bought a new one.
The new one has almost exactly same inside diameter as the old one. The fingers are almost exactly the same dimensions. Never the less, the new plate didn't want to go on. The inside diameter of both plates is just a little bit smaller that the diameter of the king pin. On the old plate, the fingers would flex enough to allow it to slide over the king pin. The new plate is much thicker, and the fingers are too stiff to flex enough to go on.
After 15 minutes of struggle, I gave up. I threw the plate in the oven for 1/2 hour at 180?F. It still wasn't easy, but it did go on.
Joel
The new one has almost exactly same inside diameter as the old one. The fingers are almost exactly the same dimensions. Never the less, the new plate didn't want to go on. The inside diameter of both plates is just a little bit smaller that the diameter of the king pin. On the old plate, the fingers would flex enough to allow it to slide over the king pin. The new plate is much thicker, and the fingers are too stiff to flex enough to go on.
After 15 minutes of struggle, I gave up. I threw the plate in the oven for 1/2 hour at 180?F. It still wasn't easy, but it did go on.
Joel
