hpydawg said:
Thanks so much everyone.? We went and got grease and my husband is out there greasing it up.? Fingers crossed.? If that doesn't do it I'll be back asking more questions when we get home Wed.? ?
Just a thought. If you have a Reese, or Equal-i-zer dual cam sway control, be careful of greasing the camming surfaces. Friction on the surfaces improves the anti-sway resistance. The systems are noisy anyway, as the bars clank up and down on the cams in slow speed sharp turns, they can make a startling noise. That is just the sound of your system working, not a malfunction.
Anyhow do grease the ball, it is actually a huge ball bearing. Any high pressure grease should do nicely, tho RV stores vend special purpose ball grease. IF you spring bars are mounted with trunnions, grease the trunnions also -- tho failure to grease them is by no means fatal.
BTW, greasing makes the ball really filthy with steel and grease crud. That is inevitable -- wear gloves.