I've followed the instructions very close, and try to keep the way tubes coatated with slip plate. Boy it really takes it off in a hurry. They mention using WD40 on the 5th plate. I really don't understand that. Why can't we use slip plate also on the main hitch plate. I realize there is not much movement, but there is enough that I'm getting some pretty deep scratches. The teflon plate always took care of this before. What thoughts do you all have on this ?
I never have used the slip plate, I figured I'd wait until it got the new off, I still use the white greese, I receintly cleaned my tubes and look at them thinking I would need to turn them over and there was not any sign of ware at all, this is with about 30,000 mi towing. I do use a little wd-40 on the hitch plate just to make the connection a little smoother. If you have any kind of ware or scratches on the hitch plate you need to check to see what is making them, mine does not have any scratches or ware other that the sliding of the king pin when I hook up. Now there may be some of your screw heads that are protruding in the plate causing the scratches, take a disc grinder and smoothe up the heads of the screws...
I agree with "mytime", we've had our SuperGlide alnost 4 years, I really like the Slip Plate, and have used it for a couple of years with great results. Even if you don't see it, it is still there! So it continues to provide the graphite protection even if there is a slight amount still there. I also have used, on a trial basis, some Remington Oil called RemOil which sprays on a thin film of teflon. I use it on the plate as well. The nice thing about the Slip Plate and RemOil is that it does not wash off, and attract dirt and crud!
My question would be; why do you expect there to be no wear on your plate?
Protect it with the product of your choice, but if you are going to load a 2k pound king pin with a metal to metal contact there will be some wear. I shelled out plenty for my 24k super glide, but I don't expect it to look like new forever. The guide rails look good, the plate has a little wear. They ask you to load the hitch with the RV set so that the trailer lifts up as you back into it. There is some drag there as you slide back into the rig. No way around it.
I also use the white lithium on the rails and don't have a problem with it. There may be some wear on the hitch head but that only comes from hooking and unhooking. A little WD 40 works for that.
Thanks for the input. I imagine I have about 1200 miles on the hitch, and I just want to take care of it properly. I usually forget to put the WD40 on the plate and I'm sure that is a mistake.
This is a great hitch.
I have used WD40 on the hitch plate. Never had a problem, unless it gets dirty. Then I just wipe it down with a rag. If you are getting deep scratches, there could be some dirt on your adapter palte n the king pin. Our as previously noted, you could have some screws protruding.
You made reference to using a teflon plate. Do NOT use one of these on the SuperGlide. The dimensions on the connection do not have enough clearence to the king pin retainer hub to allow this to fit in there. Using a teflon plate will cause high hitching. And you won't get a good firm hitch hold.
Not sure about using slip plate on the hitch plate. But I imagine it may not stick well to the painted surface. I just never tried it on there. I tend to follow instructions in the manual.
The slip plate on the rails works really well. Well worth the cost of the can. Lasts very well, as long as the rails are clean and grease free when first applied.
2006 F350 V10 4X4 SC SB SRW 4.30 22,500 GCWR
Keystone Sprinter 33'9" 12,500 GVWR
Pullrite Super Glide 18K
Super Duty, Super Cab, SuperGlide
We now have over 37,000 miles on our SuperGlide. The only thing we do is use wheel bearing grease on the rails. WD40 is useless against anything except rust, a total waste of time & money. Our SuperGlide is great!
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