How to remove cover on Turning Point pin box?

[bogen2]

I want to remove the plastic cover on my Turning Point pin box to mount a backup mirror. There are 4 plastic caps but I’m not sure if they are clips or screw covers. Does anyone know how to remove this cover?

Bob

[MarkRizRV]

Bob,

I have the Engineering drawing of the Turning point hitch that may help understand how it is put together, if you PM me your email address I can send it to you

Mark

[bogen2]

Thanks Mark. It looks like those are nylon rivets that I hopefully will be able to pry out without breaking them.

That’s a cool drawing - the rotation is achieved using what looks like the spindle from an axle mounted vertically on the lower section. It appears to have a single cone bearing at the top and just a nylon bushing on the bottom to connect the 2 sections. Seems like a lot of weight to be transferred through such a simple connection.

Bob

[MarkRizRV]

Thanks Mark. It looks like those are nylon rivets that I hopefully will be able to pry out without breaking them.

That’s a cool drawing - the rotation is achieved using what looks like the spindle from an axle mounted vertically on the lower section. It appears to have a single cone bearing at the top and just a nylon bushing on the bottom to connect the 2 sections. Seems like a lot of weight to be transferred through such a simple connection.

Bob

Bob,

After our next trip I'll be taking the pin box apart to repack the bearing since the manual rotation seems to have more resistance than when I first got the RV and Lippert recommends repacking once a year.
I have it all planned out how I'm going to disconnect the Pin box from the RV and repacking the bearing. The drawing say it weights 150bs so it's at least a two person job and some planning to how disconnect and reconnect to the RV

Mark

[DaveMatthewsBand]

I’ve heard that bearing wears out quickly which is the main reason I decided to just use a slider hitch and not use the turning point feature. After going full time 15 months ago and towing about 8,000 miles I’ve never once needed either.



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[MarkRizRV]

I’ve heard that bearing wears out quickly which is the main reason I decided to just use a slider hitch and not use the turning point feature. After going full time 15 months ago and towing about 8,000 miles I’ve never once needed either.



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We love the hitch so far, I have not heard or seen complaints form anyone, We'll see how the maintenance goes

Mark

[bogen2]

I had the hitch locked out while I had my rig in the shop for some work. I think I’ll leave it that way for awhile to see if I even need it to rotate. I’ve got the 6.5’ box and I was able to make a pretty tight turn with it locked. One less point of failure and no need for maintenance.

Bob

[MarkRizRV]

I'm not ready to give up that great turning radius, I don't want to have to worry about hitting the cab
Mark

[DaveMatthewsBand]

I'm not ready to give up that great turning radius, I don't want to have to worry about hitting the cab
Mark

I have a Superduty 4x4 so my turning radius sucks whether I’m towing or not.


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[Fishwater]

My Turning Point is easier to turn in one direction vs the other, I wonder if I have an issue? It’s been like that since we picked it up brand new in April, I need to call GD anyway so I’ll see what they have to say. Regardless I’m not willing to give up the turning point feature, it was one of the reasons I chose the 150 series.