[AT] Truck hitch questions

[Paul]

I have the opposite problem, mine stays in for long periods and when I want
to change it, well, it is 'stuck' for sure.  The wire brush and plenty of
rust remover is the way to go.  Personally I don't recommend grease.  I have
tried this a few times and all it does is to collect dirt.  Once dirt is
introduced you have one hell of a problem getting anything to move.  I sue
the rust remover, wire brush, and a rag on a pipe of something. Once you get
them to fit, remove every couple of month, dry them off good and put back
together.  Good Luck

Paul Waugh - Indiana 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Tim Bivens
Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 11:55 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Truck hitch questions

Clean it out with a wire brush on a die grinder.
Tim

--- jahaze at aol.com wrote:

> 
> I have a 2" receiver hitch on my truck.  The hitch
> is 10 years old and hasn't been used much in the
> past few years since I now have a gooseneck
> trailer.  My problem is despite my best efforts to
> keep it cleaned out, over the years it has rusted on
> the inside to the point where I can no longer insert
> at hitch (without using a sledge hammer). There is
> isn't any large scale rust, but the inside diameter
> has "shrunk" enough that I'm trying to decide if I
> should just replace the whole thing, or grind off my
> insert to fit the smaller diameter.  Has anyone else
> run it this?  What did you do?  Maybe I can have
> someone sandblast the inside for me?
> 
> Enjoy, Joe
>
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