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Subject Topic: milenco winterhoff hitchlock issue Post Reply Post New Topic
Personkjhoran
04/5/2022 at 8:37pm
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I have just fitted the Milenco hitch lock to my Winterhoff hitch. No problem.
Trying to remove the plastic tow ball is another thing. ANy quick tips on how to get this out of the ball receiver?
I have fully raised the hitch handle but can't seem to get the ball out no matter what i try!
There must be an easy way :-)

Cheers for any help!


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Raise the handle then pull it sharply towards you and the ball should drop out


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Personkjhoran
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Hi

Thnaks for the reply. Just to cnfirm you lift the handle then pull it away from the caravan? New to all this caravan stuff!

Cheers

Post last edited on 04/05/2022 20:58:44


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Tried that, didn;t drop.

It's like the hitch won't full retract when i lift the handle. Weird.
Will look again tomorrow.


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If the ball doesn't drop out when you fully lift the hitch handle then the only restriction is the internal friction pads which might be sticking and not fully retracting. Once you get the ball out, you need to remove the small round plastic dust caps that fit horizontally each side of the stabiliser hitch then give the friction pad shaft a tap with a hammer and bolt which the pad will then eject into the hitch chamber (where the towball connects). Clean up the friction pads with a wire brush then tap them back fully into place from the centre outwards then finally replace the plastic dust caps.


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Mine needs a sharp tug, upwards and forwards, to get from the first position to the second. You may need to give the plastic ball a wiggle too. Hope this helps


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Thanks for all the comments. I'll have another go later today and see where i'm at!


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Just had a thought, have you removed the hitch lock before you try to remove the plastic ball?


Personkjhoran
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A quick uodate. Managed to get the plastic ball out eventually. It seems i wasn't being rough enough trying to eject it. Put the handle all the way down to the towing position, then lift it uo fukll and gave ait a "yank". Ball then dropped out! weird as i tried this several times. Thanks for poeples input :-)

Karl



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