Squeaky Treg

Couldnt hurt to try LANOTEC--natural lanolin lubricant.

You could also try a smear of plumbers rubber grease. Although I think the blocks are polypropylene aren't they? Anyhow I don't think the rubber grease would do any harm except attract dust.

I use spray on White Lithium grease. It dries quickly and is not sticky to attract the dust and grit.

alastair

Gday Ian
I would try a dry lubricant, like graphite dust.
Murray

Cheap spray can of Silicone - $6 (Bunno's).

inox or wd 40 wont hurt the rubber block. cheers

Ian
I used to use a silicone spray - Inox or similar. Sprayed on the pin. I found it also made the pin a lot easier to slip into position when camped in awkward locations where it was hard to line it up properly. (No longer have a camper - so no more Treg coupling)

teege

Lanotec (lanoline) spray will not damage the rubber block and it WILL eliminate the squeaking noise.

soap?

i have had my 7x4 trailer since 1992 and it has done a lot of things and been to many places over many many kms but never has the treg hitch squeaked - in fact it has never made any type of noise. you may have a problem with the connection not being square or 'true'. you should not need to spray anything on any part and need only to grease the shaft. they are not a rubber block but a poly material block - at least my red one is so unless they have changed........ there is no harm done anywhere if you do spray but check everything is lined up properly first. rgds

Hi IanM,

I have seen where the brass tube actually separates from the polyblock and can spin or move around, in fact, this has happened to me as well. While it's easy to check the tube which you put the pin into, the other fixed (horizontal) one is a bit harder to check as the pin is generally spot welded in place. This problem can be made worse by a highly loaded WDH on a caravan as extra loading is put on the block.

Might pay to just make sure all is well in this department as the tube may be moving in the block and giving you that squeak. If so, I'm afraid it will need replacing. Blocks can be purchased separately from Treg.

Cheers
Gerry

Ianm (Vic) we used Selleys Eziglide for all our dry lub needs - does not collect dust - used on zips on canopy in dusty conditions with success.


A J

Ian

buy a Troopy you will never hear it...

Cheers

Richard

but I do like the above responses I will add then to my list..

Just slightly off topic but a timely warning in any case...........

Apparently, some time ago, a young fella (ie: teenager or around 12 to 13), was assisting his dad to hook up the camper. Dad was at the wheel, young bloke was given the job of adjusting jockey wheel up and down and getting the hitching process completed. The block was almost spot-on in the right position, but about 1/4 of a pin diameter out of position. Young bloke decided to poke his finger down the hole to try to align. BIG MISTAKE!!!

He still has 9 fingers and is highly unlikely to lose another one from another misadventure of this nature!!!

Roachie

Use lanolin spray to touch up on the road.

Also have some lanolin grease by the same mob.
Put some on before the trip.

A lot easier to hitch up too.