Wow! We got into Pontchartrain Landing RV park yesterday after driving the roughest section of I-10 I've ever seen. (LA must have the worst roads in the US) When I went to unhook, the release lever just pulled free without any tension, but it didn't release the jaws, so it didn't release the trailer. It feels like the connection between the release lever and the jaws came undone. I tried various things to get the hitch to release, but no luck.
I have a repair guy coming tomorrow morning, but thought I'd see if anyone here had any ideas on how to fix. It might save me a $160 service call. I know I can remove the whole hitch assembly by pulling the pins on the rail, but this doesn't fix the problem. It just gets the truck separate from the trailer. I need to get the hitch off the king pin. I also need to ensure the hitch is still operating properly and is safe to pull the trailer.
Anyone out there know how these hitches work internally?
Thanks, Jerry
I have a repair guy coming tomorrow morning, but thought I'd see if anyone here had any ideas on how to fix. It might save me a $160 service call. I know I can remove the whole hitch assembly by pulling the pins on the rail, but this doesn't fix the problem. It just gets the truck separate from the trailer. I need to get the hitch off the king pin. I also need to ensure the hitch is still operating properly and is safe to pull the trailer.
Anyone out there know how these hitches work internally?
Thanks, Jerry