trailer plug

  • aleb
    Butler county Iowa
    Posts: 342
    April 30, 2011 at 12:24 pm #1238430

    Every time I go to use the trailer plug on my truck to tow boat or other trailers I have to get a very small wire brush and try to get the green stuff out of the little holes to get a good connection. Is there anything ( grease, WD-40 ) or what ever to stop this?

    leeck12
    Posts: 33
    April 30, 2011 at 12:32 pm #962058

    They make an electical type grease but i just use a dab of regular bearing grease that works just fine.

    skeeter101
    Oak Grove, MN
    Posts: 43
    April 30, 2011 at 12:34 pm #962059

    You can get battery terminal cleaner, other wise baking soda and water do the same thing. Clean the terminals really good with what ever you prefer, and then get a tube of dielectric grease, which can be purchased at any auto store. That will last a long time, trouble free.

    cat dude
    Arlington, MN
    Posts: 1389
    April 30, 2011 at 12:35 pm #962060

    I like to put a bit of bearing grease on the connectors every 4-5 trips. Seems to take care of the issue.

    sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    April 30, 2011 at 12:38 pm #962061

    Quote:

    You can get battery terminal cleaner, other wise baking soda and water do the same thing. Clean the terminals really good with what ever you prefer, and then get a tube of dielectric grease, which can be purchased at any auto store. That will last a long time, trouble free.

    X2

    BShimp
    Hudson, WI
    Posts: 95
    April 30, 2011 at 12:39 pm #962062

    Dielectric grease will help prevent the corrossion but it is tacky so it may attract debris when the harness is not plugged. The grease is available almost everywhere like auto stores, walmart, etc.

    trucker
    Prairie DuChien WI.
    Posts: 51
    April 30, 2011 at 12:40 pm #962063

    WD will work to clean the plug out and protect it for a little while. If you go to your local parts store there is a product that people use on batt. posts and stuff to keep out corotion.I sorry I cant think of the name.I use it at work on the pigtail between my tractor and trailer, works great even thru the winter.

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    April 30, 2011 at 12:56 pm #962064

    For the BEST results .. I would replace the the plug in.

    The reason it corrodes is that you can NOT get all the corrosion out when cleaning and it just spreads with time.

    If you use “dielectric” grease it will last for years to come, when replacing the plugin I would solder and heat shrink the connections to insure a tight and corrosion free connection.

    Aslo,inspect the vehicle for a GOOD ground circuit, most corrosions starts there (poor grounds), and repack connections occasionally on vehicle and trailer with dielectric grease.

    You can also buy protective rubber covers for the connectors ends.

    Fishing time is getting harder and harder to come by these days ,why waste it with poor maintenance..

    JMHO Jeff

    joshbjork
    Center of Iowa
    Posts: 727
    April 30, 2011 at 3:21 pm #962089

    Get a can like this link

    I think I got mine at NAPA. I’ve had it for years. If nothing else, it works great for battery terminals. Will it work in the plug? I’ll find out. I just had to put a new plug on and it came with a cover. If only the old one had.

    maurice
    Posts: 123
    April 30, 2011 at 8:29 pm #962135

    iD clean the plug very good put the diectric grease in then take another plug cut off the wires aND PUT IN THE
    OPPOSITE PLUG AND LEAVE IN WHEN NOT PULLING

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