Reese 30142 18K ELITE SERIES - Manual (Page 2)

1. BEFORE EACH TRIP P. 2 7. HITCHING PROCEDURE P. 13
2 LUBRICATION P 3 8 PULL TEST P 15
WARNING:
Failure to follow all of these instructions may result in death or serious injury
INDEX
2. LUBRICATION P. 3 8. PULL TEST P. 15
3. ASSEMBLY / ADJUSTMENT P. 4 9. UNHITCHING PROCEDURE P. 16
4. HITCH INSTALLATION P. 9 10. MAINTENCE P. 16
5. HITCH REMOVAL P. 9 11. PARTS EXPLOSION P.17
6. GUIDELINES FOR MATCHING HITCH P. 10 12. SEVEN YEAR LIMITED WARRENTY P.18
GUIDELINES FOR MATCHING HITCH TRUCK AND TRAILER
If preparing to tow a 5th wheel trailer which you have not rating checked previously, please
consult (See Section 6) of Elite Series assembly instructions to verify proper ratings.
BEFORE EACH TRIP:
1. Lubricate skid plate surface of the hitch and pivot pin grease fitting (see Figure on cover of Manual) with automotive type
chassis grease or use a plastic lube plate to provide a lubricated surface. Use lithium grease to lubricate pivot points of
moving parts within the hitch.
2. Plastic lube plates (Towing Products No. 83001/40001) can be used to avoid messy grease. The plastic lube plate must
not exceed 3/16 of an inch in thickness to ensure hitch will operate properly. Lube plates must be 12 inches in
diameter or larger to properly distribute king pin weight.
3. Before each trip or maneuver, operate the handle and check that the jaw opens and closes freely.
4. See that all hitch pull pins (# 14, Figure 33) are in place and the spring retaining pins (#15, Figure 33) are installed (Figure 1).
Note that hitch pull pins used with the Elite Series Hitch are 90 degree bent pins and if replacements are needed, please
t t th f t Ch k th t ll f h bl h dl l h i d/l k d th h b h h ll contact the factory. Check that all four anchor assembly handles are lynch pinned/locked through base arch shell.
Grease Fitting
Lube Skid Plate
(With No Lube Plate)
Lube Jaw
WARNING:
Site Holes (2)
Retaining
Clip
Pull Pin
To prevent tilting head
detachment and or
separation of hitch you must
make sure that the anchor
assemblies
are properly
installed and pinned, and
the spring retaining clip is
properly installed onto the
properly installed onto the
½” pull pin before towing.
The spring retaining clip can
easily be seen through the
site holes in the top of the
head.
Lynch
Pin
30143IN – 12JAN10A PCN12853 2010 CEQUENT PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC LITHO IN USA
FOR KITS 30142 & 30143
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Figure 1 : Pins and Clips (Skid Plate cut away view)
Anchor Handles overlapped
and through Arch Shell