Towbar lubrication

[Gardner Yeaw]

I have a Blue Ox towbar to haul my 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport around.
What is the proper lubrication to use on the pins at the toad end? I
looked on the Blue Ox site, but they seem to avoid that area.

Gardner
78FC33

[birdshill123]

Gardner:

If you are referring to the steel pins that fasten the bar to your
toad no lubrication is required or wanted. Lube would just pick up
dirt and make a mess.

Bruce
1988 FC35
on our way to Nashville today

[pattypape]

We have a Demco, No lube at the tow plate attachment .
I disassembly the tubes and lube the parts with anti-seize, this holds
up for about two years.

Bill 88 FC Michigan


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> I have a Blue Ox towbar to haul my 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport around.
> What is the proper lubrication to use on the pins at the toad end? I
> looked on the Blue Ox site, but they seem to avoid that area.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>

[Pete Masterson]

The only thing the owner's manual for my Blue Ox tow bar suggests to
"clean and lubricate" is the extendable arms "once a year." (You need
to remove the rubber boots to perform this task and use nylon
electrical ties to re-attach the boots.) My bar has a spherical joint
(it does not use a ball-hitch) that the manual explicitly says "do
not lubricate."

I did use some light oil on the 'hinges' at the RV end of the arms
because the then new tow bar was so stiff that it was near-impossible
to spread them to change from the storage position to the towing
position.

I have not lubricated the pins that go through the couplings on the
toad end. I will probably use WD-40 or some penetrating oil if the
pop-outs that hold the pins in place should even fail to operate
smoothly. Oil or grease on the pins are likely to simply attract road
dust and other dirt --- making their lubrication probably a negative
instead of a plus.

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On Jul 12, 2007, at 6:45 PM, Gardner Yeaw wrote:

> I have a Blue Ox towbar to haul my 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport around.
> What is the proper lubrication to use on the pins at the toad end? I
> looked on the Blue Ox site, but they seem to avoid that area.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>



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[Gardner Yeaw]

Bruce, Bill, Pete,

Thanks for your responses. I was thinking that lubrication was not
required, but you have confirmed that for me. I would hate to have let
it go and then found out I shortened the life of my precious ( and not
cheap) Blue Ox towbar.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Gardner Yeaw"
wrote:
>
> I have a Blue Ox towbar to haul my 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport
around.
> What is the proper lubrication to use on the pins at the toad end? I
> looked on the Blue Ox site, but they seem to avoid that area.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>