I can’t for the life of me loosen the ball to switch it from drop to rise. Tried WD-40, tapping the crescent wrench with a sledge. Any tips?

jaybrow1414:

In my experience, you are gonna need a bigger wrench

RelativeFox1:

4 foot pipe on the wrench will help

bschoolprof_mookie:

Really appreciate all the advice. Just talked to my local RV shop. They’ll do it for 10 bucks. Cheaper than buying an impact wrench.

learntorv:

I’ve heard trailer shops will often do this for you for just a couple of bucks directly to the shop guy who does it.

mike_james_alt:

Remember you’ll need to have it torqued when you flip it. It’s that tight for good reason.

hotrods1970:

THis going to sound trite and condecending but…if you don’t have a big enough wrench to loosen it you don’t have a big enought wrench to tighten it to spec. Take it to a RV/Hitch shop.

ChipChester:

DIY? Pipe wrench, and sorry in advance about the gouges on the nut.

If you have two trailers, get another drawbar so you don’t have to do it again.

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