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Originally Posted by ShrimpBurrito
I understand that the "stubs" wear and that's a point of lubrication. But I'm talking about removing the bars from the sockets when unhitching.
In the attached photo, is B easily removed from A? If so, B wouldn't ever have any grease, and thus wouldn't make a mess. I understand there's some sort of pin holding A in, but can it be removed without tools?
Dave
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Gotcha Dave, and my apologies. I knew I was misunderstanding something about your question. It never occurred to me to separate parts A and B.
In the factory configuration of my Reese hitch, like Barb and Tim's, parts A and B cannot readily come apart. B is retained in A with a pressed-in roll pin. You can see the end of it in your photo, just to the northwest of the tip of the A arrow. For your purpose, the pin could be punched out, and something a bit looser and a bit more removable could be substituted. I don't think the pin itself takes a lot of stress. And that would let you separate A and B.
The problem I see is that once you take the bar (part B) out of the socket, the socket piece (part A) is free to flop around. If it swings outward by 90 degrees (or less), it will fall out of the hitch body, and you will lose it. Bummer!
Bill