I bought an e350 with a pullrite on it. It was bent down and stuck in the center position.
. I talked to my local trailer store and they were of no help. I needed to replace the bearings and build a new swing arm.

So I found my own bearings and rebuilt the whole deal. The original design had it pivot on a 1 inch bolt with no grease fitting. Mine was frozen and I had to cut it apart to get it off the van. I added a zero fitting to the pivot. I increased bearings from 4 to 6. Also they bent the tube and added braces. Didn't look good. I changed that too.

 

what bearing did you use for your rebuild?

 

Just a curiosity, why woul dyou want the hitch to be able to pivot back and forth?

 

IIRC one was easier to hook up if you were off center you could swing it to line up and drop on the ball.
I think the other was you could turn tighter, jack it in, as now the ball is at the corner of the pull unit not in the center.
Dave ----

 

Because it makes a conventional trailer act like a fifth wheel trailer. It eliminates sway. I had an E350 with a Pull-Rite. It worked great!