Asinine Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Ok, so, i love my 855. Especially after i get rid of this pesky CEL. Anyway, two things i was pleasantly suprised to see that the new car had were 1) a wing and 2) a trailer hitchMy parents have a boat my friends and i never use cause we don't want to use parents cars, but now my cool ride has a trailer hitch which will be wicked awesome when i want to take the boat, but when i'm not going to be using the boat, it's is mega ugly.I want the ball thing out of the hitch but it's siezed. For the past week or so about every second day i go out with a can of WD-40 and spray it then hammer it, but i'm not making any progress as far as i can tell.I'm wondering if i should tie the ball to a tree with a chain or something and start driving, or if i'd be better off taking the whole unit off the car, give it hell until the ball comes out and then re-installing.What do you think - IT'S GOT TO GO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastboy Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 torch it....... then break it loose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PullMyFinger Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 I actually did the chain to a tree (my dads 1 ton van actually) and drive away trick. It works. Prelubed with PBlaster of courseI have the volvo oem trailer hitch with that goofy size receiver tube. Its inbetween the us sizes. Anyway, I ground down the male portion *alot* before putting that sucker back in there. Works fine now and doesn't get stuck.I would advise that nobody be standing near the car when you do this :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asinine Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Well i tried the pull, but on really sketchy terrain (i'm not going to explain), and no dice - it's still in there pretty solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin390 Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 hammer and a punch should be able to get at it from the backside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Aww geez that thing is fugly!!! Find a different tree pronto EDIT: and the minute that tint is set, WASH THE CAR!!! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteT5 Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Sawzall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BtownVolvo Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 You could try giving it a little bit of slack to give it a good jerk. aka: try not taking out excess slack and just straight pulling. kinda like a knock i suppose... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asinine Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 IT"S A BLACK CAR, IT ALWAYS LOOKS DIRTY!!Haha.. i washed it the day i got the tints and it's dirty again. It's fall, and it's been rainy so that makes for a lot of crap getting splashed up on my car.I can't imagine pulling this thing on a tree would be much worse than pulling a trailer over a curb. I'm sure the old lady can take it, and i'll find some ashphalt to try it on.I gotta get rid of it.. no one pimps with a trailer hitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cranky Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Torch. Use it to heat the back of the female part of the hitch - not red hot, just make it too hot to touch, and continue to spay your solvent / lubricant on the rusted parts. That will pull the WD40 or whatever solvent you use, toward the back. (just don't start a fire) Then use a hammer. If it doesn't come off, remove hitch. Heat the female part of the hitch until it is very very hot, then hammer the male piece. You need to heat the female side very quickly, before the male piece has time to heat as much. This allows the female piece to expand, without the male piece expanding with it. It will be best to use an acetylene torch if available. If not, maybe you can use MAPP gas? The bigger the difference in temperatures between the male and female pieces, the easier it will be to remove.Cranky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahm00dy Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 Well i tried the pull, but on really sketchy terrain (i'm not going to explain), and no dice - it's still in there pretty solid.that picture is hilarious! im just picturing you inside the car revving! sorry, maybe its the fact that im looking at this and its almost 2 in the morning! :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r850glt Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 I removed the hitch from the car, drilled a hole at back of receiver. Then I used a 12 ton press to push it out in less than 5 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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