Sooner or later, everybody comes to the same conclusion : Life is better with lubrication. I've found that removing the hitch from the receiver when I'm not towing, also helps greatly.

@EngineeringGoneWrong

3 жыл бұрын

So much wisdom in so few words!

Looks like you could use a big nasty!

@DanielJaegerFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, South Main Auto’s Thor and Big Nasty would have been handy! 🤣

The hot wrench. You can be tight if you're liquid lol

I would love to see an update video on the excursion

Nice! A relief cut or two with a recip saw would help shrink the ball mount and get it out.

What if the ball part has a solid shaft instead of tubing and we tried an air hammer, penitrating oil soaking etc ?

The issue I have is a stuck lock on the reviver hitch. The locking mechanism is rusted and only partially moves. Hopefully with enough messing around and liquid wrench it will let go.

@buddyweiser8508

3 жыл бұрын

I’m assuming your talking about one of those locking hitch pins that hold the hitch in the receiver. If so I have also had this problem. I didn’t have a lot of space so I took a blade off my hacksaw, and grabbing it with my bare hands I was able to slowly saw it off. Took about half an hour, but I could only move the blade about a inch in each direction. If you have more room and can fit the saw as well as the blade, probably take less than 10 minutes. Or even better sawzall, that would’ve worked for me, but I couldn’t afford one at the time.

@paulgat1016

2 жыл бұрын

@@buddyweiser8508 It's easier to put a pipe on the end and bend it back and forth about 15 times. It'll snap right off and then you can hammer it out. That's how whole boats are stolen. It takes about 30 seconds.

We got a weight distribution hitch seized in there. It's a solid square tube. Truck isn't worth a new hitch

I had this issue live on the coast plenty of beach trips had it rusted on like it was welded but persisted with the recipro saw and hammer until it finally came out for those of you without an oxy torch

Maybe it was a reduction sleeve?

Junkyard get whole entire hitch maybe easier. Plus the heat stressing the metal maybe compromising the strength.

Any worries about damage to the receiver, after using a torch??

@markm0000

3 жыл бұрын

Eh it’s probably fine. Actually it’s stronger how that it’s heat treated.

Lmao repeatedly shoving the hitch in the hot and lubed up receiver like this is automotive animal planet hahahha

can you show us how to weld

Did you ever put that flywheel into that vw?

@DanielJaegerFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Not yet, planning on doing it when it hits 260k miles

@jamesonpralle6154

3 жыл бұрын

@@DanielJaegerFilms You should put Performance Improved Cylinder Heads, Camshafts, and Intake Manifold on the Tandem Axle and make it push 300hp!!

Wow Thanks 👍😊

I would have sprayed Fluid Film on it when you finished.

i always put anti-seeze on my hitch inserts to avoid this

Cannot trust the hitch strength , after extream heat from your cutiing torch!

Wow, I live in the desert southwest and never see rust like that!

Noice

Lol! Ugliest Ford ever! Lol!