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You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store. Rust out and a new oem was over 1K. If you can't handle the sight of the rust, pick a brand and color (Rustoleum flat black, for example) and buy a few cans. drive in in, and out. it broke the rust’s hold, but it still wouldn’t come out easily. Then repeat on the other side of the hitch and try sliding the shaft out. You’re right. Remove a rusted trailer hitch with penetrating fluid and an air chisel, not a sledgehammer. Sounds like your ball mount has rusted so badly that it is stuck in the hitch you have on your vehicle. small amount of heat just to draw the pb blaster into the receiver socket. If you are on a personal connection, like at home, you can run an anti-virus scan on your device to make sure it is not infected with malware. Anywhere near the gas tank? I'm asking because its butt f'n ugly and i want it off!!! It took the blue wrench (oxy/acetylene torch) to heat it up enough to break the rust bond between the mount and receiver. Not having had a reason to tow for the past several years my reciever had gotten rusty, the cover had even rotted / rusted and had to be pried out. Needless to say I won't ever forget to remove the pin/hitch like that again. i’ve even tried wrapping a chain around a big tree and the ball mount (with the pin out of course)and driving as fast as i dared only to have the truck jolt to a stop without the mount coming out. So needed the parts to change to a tundra that did not have the trailer hitch first. I had this problem once. the pb blaster will do the hard work, and the sledge will ‘knock’ the rust loose. It may (IT MAY, most likely won’t) snap the ball off. Your IP: 167.172.149.170 Personally I can't justify paying a bunch of money to powder coat a $150 trailer hitch. View Profile Thanks Reply With Quote. My Hitch Mount is stuck in the Hitch Reciever. First, remove any loose or flaking rust with a wire brush. Removing a Rusty, Stuck Ball Mount & Hitch Ball. anybody have any ideas how i can get this thing out? Me too. Generously spray the opening to the hitch receiver with a penetrating fluid. At first I thought it was the way the trailer sat on the car, putting pressure on the mechanism. It would be far safer to just replace it. i’ve tried tons of wd-40 and liquid wrench. Always trying to help..... Save Share. Wife's Explorer trailer hitch has a lot of rust showing and she want's it painted. • I then just lightly backed it up. So order a new Reese hitch from Amazon. Took it off, and used a dremel with a cutting wheel on it, to rub back and forth on the rusted and flaky paint areas. I can't even get the bolts to seat properly. 04-09-2006, 11:16 AM #2. dubba. We are a mobile RV Repair Company and we specialize in . sometimes my best work has been while drinking a beer and waiting for something to develop! I agree with skipper…if you need to heat the metal to break the bond then you may compromise the metal to the point that it may effect it’s tow rating. As a guest, you are welcome to poke around and view the majority of the content that we have to offer, but in order to post, search, contact members, and get full use out of the website you will need to Register for an Account . Rust is one of the biggest culprits of stuck trailer equipment. Any other suggestions? But find out the bumper attached to the trailer hitch. Usual I use the torch on nuts, but those expand which is good for that. In fact, repainting a rusted utility trailer every few years will extend its life. I checked and made sure that they are the right bolts for the vehicle. Plus, with the towbar sticking out, when I haul stuff to the landfill it makes it more difficult to back right up to the edge of the dump-off point. I had someone come over with a rusted in receiver. Rinse and repeat if any rust still remains. It is a 2" reciever and Mount. Gooseneck Ball Location with Curt Gooseneck Trailer Hitch Installed on a 2001 Chevy Silverado 2500HD How to Determine Where the Gooseneck Ball will Be in the Bed of a 1997 Ford F-350 Is the Shank of the Ball on the Curt Quick Gooseneck Hitch part # C630-652 Round or Square Block the vehicle wheels and with the torch, heat up the receiver almost white hot and hit the outside (all four sides) of it with a two pound hammer. Works like a charm, and will clean everything off down to the weld metal. Un-huh, unless you use power wheel cutter (what’s the name for this?) Spray liberally all around where they join, and find a nice big sledgehammer to separate them…this would probably be easier if you remove the tow bar from the truck first. don’t do the chain to the stump thing. The key to a successful paint job is to remove as much of the rust as possible before painting. Brake fluid is also an excellent paint remover so I wouldn’t consider applying it to anything painted that I wanted to remain that way. When a trailer hitch rusts within the receiver, it can make it impossible to use. I took it off today to get a better look. The pin was rusted into the D ring receiver I don't think the PB ever stood a chance to even get to it to start working. S… If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices. Removing Rust from Iron Trailer Hitch. It just sticks, like its rusted. i bought a used dakota from a guy that left the ball mount in the trailer hitch for years. you dont want white hot that will change the temper on a small square sheet steel that will also remove all the paint and under body protection there. What is the best way to handle this project; Remove hitch, use a wire brush to remove rust, clean and re-paint. If your ball mount or hitch ball are rusted beyond repair, you will need to remove them from the trailer hitch to be able to replace it under the $5 lifetime warranty through U-Haul. White hot, eh? now the thing is rusted stuck in there. Remove the ball and use the hole to attach. That tactic often results in parenthood, Cappy! Hells Bells, just back it into a volcano. you’ll still need the torch. sledge. If you use your hitch it will get metal/metal hits and lose paint. wire brush off the rust both inside the reciver and on the hitch when you get it out and use lots of white grease on the hitch before you put it back in. Worse yet, we've had a number of customers call us with the mount stuck in the receiver. If you have an iron trailer hitch or hitch ball that's beginning to rust you can remove the rust with Naval Jelly. That pushed it out no problem. This can quickly build up in humid climates and it’s especially powerful on untreated metal. i’ve even tried wrapping a chain around a big tree and the ball mount (with the pin out of course)and driving as fast as i dared only to have the truck jolt to a stop without the mount coming out. Powered by Discourse, best viewed with JavaScript enabled, Ball mount rusted stuck into trailer hitch receiver. I have a 2002 Jeep Liberty and the correct hitch and mounting hardware (bolts and washers). I'm excited to hear some GOOD ideas and not just someone rambling on trying to get the "best answer". Stuck ball on trailer hitch. Some reach for a certain stinky penetrating solvent (WD40) but it doesn't really work well for this kind of thing. hey Stan, i worked at the hopkins hitching post installing hitches for a couple years in the early 90s that insert may never come out guys would come in and pay us to remove the insert and usally we ended up gas axing the old hitch off to install a new reciever hitch. So 3 months ago needed to replace my factory trailer hitch. Whoops! If the back of the hitch opening is open spray some down in there, down the front of the hitch opening and also on the hitch pin hole. ... (541) 526-5986- trailer roof repair. i would second the removal of the whole shebang, but if one cannot get one part unstuck, what are the chances of getting 8 bolts out? Heating it up and all these gyrations are going to destroy the temper of the metal it’s made of and from there, the hitch will be junk because it won’t be able to handle the weight it’s supposed to be able to handle. Swapping out receivers, hooking up to trailers, etc. That much heat would compromise the metal strength. Will a torch help? Heat works but “white hot”? A rusty ball mount can get stuck in the receiver opening and be hard to remove. Since 2015. It's easier and won't bend or break anything. thanks. It’s going to take lots of ‘elbow grease’ but it will come apart. • Then apply Naval Jelly and allow it to sit for 5 to 10 minutes—no longer than 15 minutes. Since 2015 Rusted Hitch Restoration LLC. So now I have my hitch pin rusted in place holding my D Ring receiver in place - the hitch itself is loose and moves around but I cannot for the life of me get the pin out. J. Reply. But the one that is on our camper is a beast. Here's what does: Shock and awe (there are no lubricants or solvents in this particular 'ible). It was stuck but good and no amount of cold pounding was going to free it. An aftermarket hitch came with my 2003 V6 Tacoma but it looks pretty weathered. So I lost my key to the trailer hitch that was on the back of my Yukon.. Stuck Receiver Hitch Bravada Car Forums Automotive Forums .com ... let us know how it works out. I didn’t think that one through. Please enable Cookies and reload the page. Applying a generous amount of Liquid wrench, and I've hit it with a hammer a few times with no luck. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. I'm an idiot. I removed it cleaned the reciever and oiled … I’ve had great luck using DOT-3 brake fluid on rusted bolts and such. It might be a good idea to remove the whole hitch assembly while doing this. Repeated this process 3 times. When it rusted, it created an inadvertent pressure fit. All the time keeping a lot of tension on the come-along. All in all cost about $40 in 'stuff' to get it out. the whacking in and out will let the rust get pushed out to give more room for the rust to get out of the way. The trailer hitch and the hitch pin is rusted solid. Since 2015 Rusted Hitch Restoration LLC. Cloudflare Ray ID: 60964af239140cd1 Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property. (Dremel?) Most of the paint has separated and it is covered in varying degrees of rust. What you will first want to do is liberally apply a spray lube like WD40 or liquid wrench to the ball mount. Let the air chisel chatter away at the hitch for a minute or so. I backed the truck up to a cement wall and had a friend put a block of wood between the hitch and wall. Don’t forget lots of mufflers and pipes/brackets get cut off with torches every day. The way Tester said, but attach a come-along to the ball and the other end to something real immovable. There we go. It would be better to remove the hitch. Unfortunately, the holes in the frame are very rusted from the 8 years of driving without a hitch. And, if I have an extra heavy load (really too heavy for You may have to try a few times and give the hitch a few whacks with a maul, but eventually it'll come out. A lot of hitches and trailer equipment comes with special coatings that prevent rusting, but this can rub off over time. They had tried beating it out previously. now the thing is rusted stuck in there. It will rust. Especially on my bush-hog blades. RV Roof Repair, Water Damage and Restoration Services. I had a friend stop by last spring with the same problem. see if there is room if you remove the spare to get at it from the front to whack it that way. Preventing rust on Hitch Receiver and bar Welcome to TheMalibuCrew! Rusted Stuck Seized Parts, Free at Last: It's rusted on and won't come off. A rusted utility trailer is by no means past its useful life. I'm wondering if I could just sandblast it and keep using it or if I should just buy a new one. you’ll be looking at a frame straightening soon if you keep that up! The van was so bad teh guys decided to rent a U haul to tow thei J-24 back home and abandoned the vehicle and title to me. > When I have a trailer hitch, I tend to walk into it, and bang up my > legs. Can't pry the damn thing out either. I put a small bottle jack on the back side of the rear facing side of the receiver and jacked it into the ball. My bad. PB blaster NOT wd40 and heat the outside of the receiver a little to get the pb in there. We soaked it with B’Laster PB and drank a beer to allow the penetrant time to work. Better have a fire extinguisher handy for whatever catches fire! Don’t put a hook at the bottom or neck of the ball. Sometime around 1988 I had a rusted in place hitch on a 1969 Chevy Open Road van given to me by friends from Colorado. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 17 of 17 Posts. (You won’t need a sledge hammer when doing this). Its been on my truck since i bought it over a year and a half ago...its a bumper hitch. i bought a used dakota from a guy that left the ball mount in the trailer hitch for years. R ... What I did was sell the '93 Blazer with the rusty ball-hitch. little at a time. I've tried WD40 Rust Release spray, propane torch, heavy steel pipe for leverage - nothing. i’ve tried tons of wd-40 and liquid wrench. If it’s rusted so bad that you can’t give it a couple wacks with a 9 lb hammer and knock it loose, take the whole hitch off and replace it. Try a can (or several cans) of PB Blaster. Rusted Hitch Restoration LLC. Performance & security by Cloudflare, Please complete the security check to access. Pulled out the 5lb sledge and banged it out hammering against the nut on the ball with a sacrificial chunk of slightly softer steel in between. good luck, the guys have the right idea but sometimes good old rust might as well be a weld. 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