Posted 2006-05-23 9:35 PM (#42183) Subject: Play In Gooseneck Ball
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Posts: 21
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Hi everyone.
I have a fold down ball in one of my truck beds.
It seems that you can wiggle the ball just a little if you try.
Sometimes when I'm braking or accelerating (mainly braking), I can hear a little clunk noise coming from the bed. I'm thinking the noise is from the little bit of play that's in the ball.
Has anyone else experienced this?
- Dave
Posted 2006-05-24 9:19 PM (#42229 - in reply to #42221) Subject: RE: Play In Gooseneck Ball
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Posts: 379 Location: Columbia, TN
That's the reason I went back to the solid ones no wiggle and I put the fold down one twice in 5 years. I guess if you needed the bed to be clear it would make sence. But they coxt a lot more.
Posted 2006-05-25 8:44 AM (#42237 - in reply to #42183) Subject: RE: Play In Gooseneck Ball
Regular
Posts: 51 Location: Grundy Center, IA
My brother in law ended up welding his fold-down ball solid to eliminate the play that developed in it. I have not heard of any problems with the turnover type balls such as a B&W, or other similar ones, just the ones that folded down.
Posted 2006-05-25 11:13 AM (#42249 - in reply to #42183) Subject: RE: Play In Gooseneck Ball
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Posts: 671 Location: THE GREAT NORTHWET, OREGON(THE REAL GODS COUNTRY)
My fold down ball has a grease fitting on it and I noticed if I keep it greased and the ball lubed well I don't have any noise , but if the ball is dry or I pull another trailer that is rusty I get noise.
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