Trailer Coupler Service

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Trailer Coupler Service

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4 жыл бұрын

Join us as we disassemble and reassemble this Cary-On brand trailer coupler. We will also adjust the coupler for our tow ball. This should apply to many other coupler brands out there as well.
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@DEBBIEZIMMERMAN-on3np 28 күн бұрын

Thank you! Very informative from a woman who is having trouble with hers. I can now go fix it.

@JoryBlake Жыл бұрын

I figured after 42 years of doing this wrong I would learn how they operate, perfect video thanks!

@born_again_torinos 26 күн бұрын

Very concise and helpful. Well done.

@brirob7127 2 жыл бұрын

Clear, concise, succinct, perspicacious. I knew nothing about this trailer latch mechanism before this video. Now I can stop just hitting it with a hammer. Thank you!

@kevinoconnor5597 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Took mine apart to clean it and your video did a great job showing how to put all the parts back together

@Trophimus Жыл бұрын

You pulled back the curtain on the mystery of trailer couplers and why they rattled so much. Thank you times 1000

@richardsipala346 2 жыл бұрын

Refurbished my coupler then forgot the correct reassembly. This vid did it. So refreshing to see the steps clearly. I’m all set now. Thank you thank you

@davebenson1504 10 ай бұрын

Thanks... Just doing a re-paint on my coupler today... this was perfect for my needs

@tconlon Жыл бұрын

Great video. Much needed since the repair kits don't come with instructions. Thanks very much.

@photofire100 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great video. It is the best video on disassembly and reassembly on hitches. Although our travel trailer’s coupler is a bit different, this video definitely helped me to clean and rebuild it. Appreciated.

@Canoecamper 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting the video. Very helpful, especially the part about needing to compress the spring with the socket to loosen the nut and then, when tightening the nut, to make sure the nut edges line up flat against the backing that keeps the nut from turning on its own.

@LockersGarage 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@georgeschoonover368 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. I've been having grounding issues with my utility trailer lighting and finally realized it was due to a loose tongue coupler. Well, I took everything apart, wizzie wheeled and lubed everything, but I couldn't figure out how to reassemble the coupler. Your video was very insightful. Thank you so much! Also, I was missing that security washer! I've purchased one and am just waiting for it to show up now.

@garylandry2638 2 жыл бұрын

VERY GOOD DEMONSTRATION, THANK YOU !!!!!!

@LockersGarage 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@paulanderson388 Жыл бұрын

Good Job!

@markb.1259 3 жыл бұрын

I really appreciated your video of open heart surgery on that coupler! Thank you!

@LockersGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

@jenifre70 2 жыл бұрын

Enhance Enhance

@MrTeff999 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Very helpful. This deserves more views.

@LockersGarage 3 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@tioganh Ай бұрын

Nice to be able to show a coupler that you can adjust. Would be nice if somebody would do a video on one you can't adjust. We all know how to adjust this one.

@hedhntress1 7 ай бұрын

Thank you learned something new 😊

@user-ct1ty3iy2t Жыл бұрын

Well done informative video

@tom87pate 9 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly for the understandable video. The instructions that came with my new coupler were horrible.

@robwhite2282 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Yours is the only reference I could find anywhere explaining the order

@maglen69 Ай бұрын

The compression while I was tightening was **exactly** what I was missing. Thanks!

@ftroop211 Жыл бұрын

I just bought a used trailer and was wondering about the coupler, so thanks for posting informative video.

@freddielerma4642 Жыл бұрын

Excellent demo of the ball locking latch. Incredibly clear instructions and procedure. I appreciated being able to see the order of operations in doing the install correctly. Thumbs up and subscribing to your channel. Thank you.

@captcraig777 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Sometimes, I can't close the latch with the tow ball set in the coupler. This info will definitely help!

@DonzLockz 9 ай бұрын

Awesome, perfect demo and explanation!🍻🤠

@Tone202 6 ай бұрын

thanks man

@shadowtruck5991 2 жыл бұрын

Good info vid. Learned n curious how the coupler actually holds the ball. LIked !

@victavares4140 Жыл бұрын

this was great, thank you!

@weather4lifeyar509 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video

@TomwithaDream 2 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown with excellent visuals to explain everything going on up inside there. Thanks!! edit "Enhance, enhance.." haha!! Great!

@darrylcarpenter903 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the explanation.

@myfixituplife Жыл бұрын

Totally helpful. Nicely done.

@stephenharding7689 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant thank you

@LockersGarage 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome

@peglegtoo Жыл бұрын

Great video. thx.

@timothywwendler2314 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very helpful

@subradiant_music 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I also noticed if your ball is way too loose your trailer jackknifes WAY easier so you have to turn and adjust more often. It is funny I actually landed on how to do this yesterday when I was trying to fix my tongue that got a slight twist to it because I jacked up one side of my trailer instead of the middle :(

@Nord3202 2 жыл бұрын

I got tighten the nut on my trailer, I can hear & feel it moving on bumps. Thanks

@rickigunter1960 Жыл бұрын

Did he say unratchet... LOL

@toddrowland7922 10 ай бұрын

Wow

@nate4036 Жыл бұрын

A construction clamp like Dewalt will make everything much simpler. It would keep the springs compressed while tightening

@l337pwnage 2 жыл бұрын

5:48 "You really can't put that on backwards" CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

@88cameras Жыл бұрын

Having a hard time with my respo AKFQ14B coupler not closeing. Almost looks like it mite have a lock to it.

@markchidester6239 8 ай бұрын

You must be a South Main Auto fan. Enhance enhance, lol

@jasongarcia8786 2 жыл бұрын

How can I adjust this trailer hitch it doesn't seem to be tight on the ball

@TomHightower 3 жыл бұрын

It's always an absolute pain to unhitch my TT - the coupler latch sticks sooooo bad I have to use a long screwdriver in there to unjam it. After watching this I'm wondering if maybe the coupler is bolted too tightly.

@l337pwnage 2 жыл бұрын

Make sure everything is lubed also. I had a finicky hitch until I lubed it. Most seem to be not lubed, or barely lubed, when new.

@myco_space_kc5558 2 жыл бұрын

Mine doesn’t clamp closed when the ball is in there

@patrickford8716 2 жыл бұрын

Are all couplers of this style able to be rebuilt as you show? my coupler is probably 30 or 35 years old. The cross pin will move forward and backward. it is slotted hole in coupler to move.

@LockersGarage 2 жыл бұрын

I would think if you can get the parts for it

@kh2140 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I need to do that to my boat trailer hitch.

@rayulrich3128 3 жыл бұрын

What brand of coupler is that?

@oxyvlogs3431 Жыл бұрын

Just learned that u should not tighten the last bolt all the way test fit it 1st and tighten it as needed

@gregkopp2123 3 жыл бұрын

I wish you had shown how the coupler works from a top view after it is reassembled. There is a trigger-like device just under the handle that has to be moved in some fashion to open or close the coupler. I can’t see what it does or what I’m supposed to do to get it to work properly. Mostly I have problems making the latch grab the ball when I”m attaching my trailer. What the hell is wrong? Maybe you explained and showed what I need to do, but I never was able to see what you were doing with your hands from a top view!! Very frustrating. I liked your video and you obviously know what you’re talking about, but that part was lacking for me. Thanks.

@l337pwnage 2 жыл бұрын

A lack of lubrication can make a hitch sticky, also. Just a thought. That top trigger just latches into a hole on the top to help prevent the hitch latch from popping up due to bumps in the road. That happened to a guy I know because the trigger would not latch into place. Because no one can see your hitch, I recommend you go to a store and just see how a hitch looks when new and how it operates. That might help you to see if your hitch is missing parts or assembled incorrectly.

@jasongarcia8786 2 жыл бұрын

On a tractor supply trailer dual axle 6 by 14