Trailer Coupler Service

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

Join us as we disassemble and reassemble this Cary-On brand trailer coupler. We will also adjust the coupler for our tow ball. This should apply to many other coupler brands out there as well.
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  • @DEBBIEZIMMERMAN-on3np
    @DEBBIEZIMMERMAN-on3np18 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Very informative from a woman who is having trouble with hers. I can now go fix it.

  • @JoryBlake
    @JoryBlake Жыл бұрын

    I figured after 42 years of doing this wrong I would learn how they operate, perfect video thanks!

  • @maglen69
    @maglen69Ай бұрын

    The compression while I was tightening was **exactly** what I was missing. Thanks!

  • @kevinoconnor5597
    @kevinoconnor5597Ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video. Took mine apart to clean it and your video did a great job showing how to put all the parts back together

  • @tconlon
    @tconlon Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Much needed since the repair kits don't come with instructions. Thanks very much.

  • @davebenson1504
    @davebenson15049 ай бұрын

    Thanks... Just doing a re-paint on my coupler today... this was perfect for my needs

  • @brirob7127
    @brirob71272 жыл бұрын

    Clear, concise, succinct, perspicacious. I knew nothing about this trailer latch mechanism before this video. Now I can stop just hitting it with a hammer. Thank you!

  • @georgeschoonover368
    @georgeschoonover3684 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the video. I've been having grounding issues with my utility trailer lighting and finally realized it was due to a loose tongue coupler. Well, I took everything apart, wizzie wheeled and lubed everything, but I couldn't figure out how to reassemble the coupler. Your video was very insightful. Thank you so much! Also, I was missing that security washer! I've purchased one and am just waiting for it to show up now.

  • @Trophimus
    @Trophimus Жыл бұрын

    You pulled back the curtain on the mystery of trailer couplers and why they rattled so much. Thank you times 1000

  • @Canoecamper
    @Canoecamper2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting the video. Very helpful, especially the part about needing to compress the spring with the socket to loosen the nut and then, when tightening the nut, to make sure the nut edges line up flat against the backing that keeps the nut from turning on its own.

  • @LockersGarage

    @LockersGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped

  • @richardsipala346
    @richardsipala3462 жыл бұрын

    Refurbished my coupler then forgot the correct reassembly. This vid did it. So refreshing to see the steps clearly. I’m all set now. Thank you thank you

  • @photofire100
    @photofire1002 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the great video. It is the best video on disassembly and reassembly on hitches. Although our travel trailer’s coupler is a bit different, this video definitely helped me to clean and rebuild it. Appreciated.

  • @born_again_torinos
    @born_again_torinos16 күн бұрын

    Very concise and helpful. Well done.

  • @tom87pate
    @tom87pate8 ай бұрын

    Thank you kindly for the understandable video. The instructions that came with my new coupler were horrible.

  • @garylandry2638
    @garylandry26382 жыл бұрын

    VERY GOOD DEMONSTRATION, THANK YOU !!!!!!

  • @LockersGarage

    @LockersGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome!

  • @tioganh
    @tioganhАй бұрын

    Nice to be able to show a coupler that you can adjust. Would be nice if somebody would do a video on one you can't adjust. We all know how to adjust this one.

  • @markb.1259
    @markb.12593 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciated your video of open heart surgery on that coupler! Thank you!

  • @LockersGarage

    @LockersGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad to help

  • @jenifre70

    @jenifre70

    2 жыл бұрын

    Enhance Enhance

  • @paulanderson388
    @paulanderson388 Жыл бұрын

    Good Job!

  • @captcraig777
    @captcraig7773 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this. Sometimes, I can't close the latch with the tow ball set in the coupler. This info will definitely help!

  • @robwhite2282
    @robwhite2282 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Yours is the only reference I could find anywhere explaining the order

  • @user-ct1ty3iy2t
    @user-ct1ty3iy2t Жыл бұрын

    Well done informative video

  • @MrTeff999
    @MrTeff9993 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Very helpful. This deserves more views.

  • @LockersGarage

    @LockersGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated!

  • @freddielerma4642
    @freddielerma4642 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent demo of the ball locking latch. Incredibly clear instructions and procedure. I appreciated being able to see the order of operations in doing the install correctly. Thumbs up and subscribing to your channel. Thank you.

  • @ftroop211
    @ftroop211 Жыл бұрын

    I just bought a used trailer and was wondering about the coupler, so thanks for posting informative video.

  • @shadowtruck5991
    @shadowtruck59912 жыл бұрын

    Good info vid. Learned n curious how the coupler actually holds the ball. LIked !

  • @DonzLockz
    @DonzLockz9 ай бұрын

    Awesome, perfect demo and explanation!🍻🤠

  • @hedhntress1
    @hedhntress16 ай бұрын

    Thank you learned something new 😊

  • @victavares4140
    @victavares4140 Жыл бұрын

    this was great, thank you!

  • @myfixituplife
    @myfixituplife Жыл бұрын

    Totally helpful. Nicely done.

  • @weather4lifeyar509
    @weather4lifeyar5093 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video

  • @darrylcarpenter903
    @darrylcarpenter903 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the explanation.

  • @TomwithaDream
    @TomwithaDream2 жыл бұрын

    Great breakdown with excellent visuals to explain everything going on up inside there. Thanks!! edit "Enhance, enhance.." haha!! Great!

  • @subradiant_music
    @subradiant_music3 жыл бұрын

    One thing I also noticed if your ball is way too loose your trailer jackknifes WAY easier so you have to turn and adjust more often. It is funny I actually landed on how to do this yesterday when I was trying to fix my tongue that got a slight twist to it because I jacked up one side of my trailer instead of the middle :(

  • @stephenharding7689
    @stephenharding76893 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant thank you

  • @LockersGarage

    @LockersGarage

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're very welcome

  • @peglegtoo
    @peglegtoo Жыл бұрын

    Great video. thx.

  • @timothywwendler2314
    @timothywwendler2314 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you very helpful

  • @Nord3202
    @Nord32022 жыл бұрын

    I got tighten the nut on my trailer, I can hear & feel it moving on bumps. Thanks

  • @Tone202
    @Tone2026 ай бұрын

    thanks man

  • @nate4036
    @nate4036 Жыл бұрын

    A construction clamp like Dewalt will make everything much simpler. It would keep the springs compressed while tightening

  • @TomHightower
    @TomHightower3 жыл бұрын

    It's always an absolute pain to unhitch my TT - the coupler latch sticks sooooo bad I have to use a long screwdriver in there to unjam it. After watching this I'm wondering if maybe the coupler is bolted too tightly.

  • @l337pwnage

    @l337pwnage

    2 жыл бұрын

    Make sure everything is lubed also. I had a finicky hitch until I lubed it. Most seem to be not lubed, or barely lubed, when new.

  • @toddrowland7922
    @toddrowland792210 ай бұрын

    Wow

  • @rickigunter1960
    @rickigunter1960 Жыл бұрын

    Did he say unratchet... LOL

  • @l337pwnage
    @l337pwnage2 жыл бұрын

    5:48 "You really can't put that on backwards" CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

  • @jasongarcia8786
    @jasongarcia87862 жыл бұрын

    How can I adjust this trailer hitch it doesn't seem to be tight on the ball

  • @myco_space_kc5558
    @myco_space_kc55582 жыл бұрын

    Mine doesn’t clamp closed when the ball is in there

  • @88cameras
    @88cameras Жыл бұрын

    Having a hard time with my respo AKFQ14B coupler not closeing. Almost looks like it mite have a lock to it.

  • @patrickford8716
    @patrickford87162 жыл бұрын

    Are all couplers of this style able to be rebuilt as you show? my coupler is probably 30 or 35 years old. The cross pin will move forward and backward. it is slotted hole in coupler to move.

  • @LockersGarage

    @LockersGarage

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would think if you can get the parts for it

  • @markchidester6239
    @markchidester62397 ай бұрын

    You must be a South Main Auto fan. Enhance enhance, lol

  • @oxyvlogs3431
    @oxyvlogs3431 Жыл бұрын

    Just learned that u should not tighten the last bolt all the way test fit it 1st and tighten it as needed

  • @rayulrich3128
    @rayulrich31283 жыл бұрын

    What brand of coupler is that?

  • @gregkopp2123
    @gregkopp21232 жыл бұрын

    I wish you had shown how the coupler works from a top view after it is reassembled. There is a trigger-like device just under the handle that has to be moved in some fashion to open or close the coupler. I can’t see what it does or what I’m supposed to do to get it to work properly. Mostly I have problems making the latch grab the ball when I”m attaching my trailer. What the hell is wrong? Maybe you explained and showed what I need to do, but I never was able to see what you were doing with your hands from a top view!! Very frustrating. I liked your video and you obviously know what you’re talking about, but that part was lacking for me. Thanks.

  • @l337pwnage

    @l337pwnage

    2 жыл бұрын

    A lack of lubrication can make a hitch sticky, also. Just a thought. That top trigger just latches into a hole on the top to help prevent the hitch latch from popping up due to bumps in the road. That happened to a guy I know because the trigger would not latch into place. Because no one can see your hitch, I recommend you go to a store and just see how a hitch looks when new and how it operates. That might help you to see if your hitch is missing parts or assembled incorrectly.

  • @kh2140
    @kh2140 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. I need to do that to my boat trailer hitch.

  • @jasongarcia8786
    @jasongarcia87862 жыл бұрын

    On a tractor supply trailer dual axle 6 by 14

  • @jimthompson717
    @jimthompson7172 жыл бұрын

    Here's a service tip: couplers are $18. Replace it.

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