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07-22-2019, 09:06 PM #1
Need help with B & W Patriot Slide Hitch Creak
I've looked all over Etrailer, B&W's website, several RV forums and Youtube and can't find a solution for this really annoying creak.
It's pretty loud when we're I'm towing, and it isn't the trailer because I can reproduce it disconnected using pressure on the saddle.
I've lubed the one Zerk fitting that is located here:
I have lube on the 2 shoulders that are circled below:
I can reproduce the creak sound even after removing the head and laying it on my tailgate so it has nothing to do with the base.
If I press down where these arrows are and tilt the horseshoe-shaped part side to side, this produces the squeak.
I took my grease gun and basically squirted grease all over the springs and everything I could see in here:
Obviously I can call B&W tomorrow, but I was hoping someone here may have had the same issue and knew a fix.
EdResistance is Not Futile, It's Voltage Divided by Current.
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07-23-2019, 09:24 AM #2
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07-23-2019, 09:58 AM #3
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Used a B&W Patriot for 5 years and never had a squeak. Not sure what else you can do. Any chance it's your rail connection? Noise tend to radiate from unsuspected places.
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07-23-2019, 10:50 AM #4
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My moneys on the little damper looking thing. They have had trouble with them. When they rebuilt my hitch they installed a damper that wouldn't move and there was a creaking sound. They sent me a new damper. Try disconnecting one end of the damper and see if the noise goes away. BTW the rebuild was free including shipping both ways and turn around was a week. Great company.
Jim & Georgianne
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07-23-2019, 12:49 PM #5
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07-24-2019, 09:40 PM #6
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07-24-2019, 11:16 PM #7
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Are you using the spring leveling device? If so maybe remove it and see if that's the squeak.
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07-25-2019, 12:53 AM #8
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07-25-2019, 07:22 AM #9
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Use a section of rubber hose. Have someone help move the plate to reproduce the noise , and you can pinpoint where it is coming from by listening thru it and moving the hose to different contact points.
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