I have a class 3 reese hitch and when I bought the truck I
found that the guy never took the hitch or the pin out
not once! So....The hitch is rusted in there SOLID.
I tryed spray lube's I tryed heating it up with a torch and
beating it off but it wont budge.
Has anybody ever had to get one of these out please let me
know..................Thanks JC

 

The way I did it, was to take the receiver hitch off and take it down to a shop with a big press. Popped apart real easy. (my hitch was real easy to get off). Another idea would be to hook a comealong to something solid, block your rear wheels, connect the comealong to the ball mount for a straight pull, put as much tension as you can with the comealong, (I assume you already have the pin out)and with a big hammer and drive pin, hit the back end of the 2" tubing in the receiver. (do not have people standing around behind the truck watching!) Bob Elliott

 

You mentioned that you have tried "spray lubes". Did you try a product called "PB Blaster"? I had some suspension work done at Midas yesterday, and the guy at the shop said he always soaks rusted-together parts with this product before they try to unbolt or separate them. Although he was a big fan, I have never used the stuff personally.

I hope you can get your hitch parts separated. Good luck!



Dino

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Hi there, I've been where you are, things can get really rusty out in the back. I used a sawzall to cut off the end of the pin and then beat out the remainder with a sledge hammer and an old cylinder head bolt. Then I went down to the corner gas station and ask them if I could borrow one of their concrete filled steel posts that protect the pumps from being hit by a car. Hooked the hitch ball to a very thick chain and wrapped it around the post. I crept forward until the chain was tight and then gassed it while releasing the clutch- popped right out. I very generously coated the tube with wheel bearing grease before putting it back in. DF

 

Thanks dudes....I have an enormous tree in my yard that im going
to try using for this deal and dont worry I will be totaly
carful when doing this J.C.

 

One comment, if you use a rope or steel cable, make sure there are no innocent bystanders. Good advice even with a chain too.

The reasoning is, if God forbid, your rope/cable/chain snaps under tension, there can be a real danger of the ends whippig out and slashing whatever is in the way. really dangerous. A good tip would be to drape something loose and heavy, like a packing blanket over the middle of the rope/cable/chain. That way, if things do pop, the blanket will slow down the ends and probably prevent them from hitting anything, including the back end of your precious truck.

Jim Henderson

 

Bearing grease will only last so long before it is washed out. Use an anti-seize compound.

Stryder


I'd rather be walking through a hot desert carrying a Ford hubcap than driving a POS Chevy

 

Just a tip for when you get it removed. Go to a trailer/hitch supply place and get a reciever brush. Its a square "pipe cleaner" to scrub out the reciever. Its a very valuable tool to have.

Nathan

 

Pad the tree under the cable/rope so you don't damage it and cause dieback.

Take a ******* file into the receiver opening and work all four sides really good, then use a wire brush.