Recommended Lube Plate for a Gen Y 5th Wheel Pin Box

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What size lube plate is recomended for the Gen Y 25K King Pin

asked by: Frank G

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For the Gen-Y Hitch 5th Wheel Pin Box item # 325-GH-8040 you will want to use the 10" Diameter Lube Plate for 5th Wheel Trailer Hitches item # 16721. This lube plate will prevent scratches on your fifth-wheel's skid plate and ease trailer hookup.

expert reply by: Jerred H

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Answer 1

If you currently have the Lippert 1621 5th Wheel Pin Box, #LC1191191, and want to replace with a MORyde, then the MORyde replacement will be the MORryde Cushioned 5th Wheel Pin Box - Lippert 1621 - 18,000 lbs, #MR74VR. This is designed for trailers…

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Answer 2

To determine if the MORryde Cushioned 5th Wheel Pin Box for 14K to 18K Trailers w/ Lippert 1621 and 1621HD #MR84VR will fit your trailer you'll need to first determine your trailer's bolt pattern. There will typically be a sticker (pictured…

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Answer 3

Typically a trailer axle will have some camber in it - some bend - such that when it is not loaded the tops of the wheels bow outward slightly, with the outside edges of the tire treads making first contact with the ground. This allows that when the…

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Answer 4

Generally speaking, the lube plate will need to cover the skid plate on the 5th wheel hitch. There are some pin boxes out there that will recommend a specific lube plate but most of the times this classification will be from the 5th wheel hitch…

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Your issue is actually pretty common and has been written off as normal by GM so a warranty replacement likely won't be an option. There's quite a few forums where others with this puck system have switched over to the B&W Ball and Safety…

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You can use the Curt #C60614 on your 2014 Ram 2500 without fully removing the plastic bed liner; you'll just need to trim out around it to allow for the gooseneck ball hole and the safety chain loops to be accessible. I don't think you need…

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Answer 7

The correct size lube plate to use will be based on the surface area of the skid plate on the 5th wheel hitch. The majority of 5th wheel hitches will use either a 10" or 12" lube plate. However, the overall diameter is not as important as…

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The B&W Universal Base Rails and Installation Kit for 5th Wheel Trailer Hitches - 10 Bolt #BWRVR3200 will fit your 2018 Ford F-250 with aluminum bed but B&W doesn't recommend it. You will want to use some sort of spacers/isolators that…

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Answer 9

I am happy to verify that yes, the Curt 5th Wheel Round Tube Slider for Ford Super Duty Towing Prep Package #C16020 is compatible with your 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty with the OEM prep package. It will fit directly in the puck system and is…

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Answer 10

I spoke to my contact at B&W about the issues you are having with the B&W Turnoverball Underbed Gooseneck Trailer Hitch w/ Custom Installation Kit part #BWGNRK1108 on your truck. They informed me that the spring that encompasses the release…

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Answer 11

I reached out to my contact at B&W regarding the issue you're having with the safety pin on your Turnoverball Gooseneck Hitch #BWGNRK1314 with the Companion Slider #BWRVK3400 mounted. He said it sounds like the draw-down bolt on the slider…

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Answer 12

The reason the Curt X5 5th wheel Base #16310 does not fit the 2017 Ford F-250 with the B&W Turnoverball #BWGNRK1116 installed is due to the distance the hitch sits below the bed of the truck. The #16310 will not allow the retaining pin to be…

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