What is a lube plate or a slip disk?
Plastic lube plates 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 10 inches in diameter or larger to properly distribute king pin weight. Lube plate, provides a greaseless lubricant between the skid plates of the fifth wheel hitch and the pin box. When using a lube plate it should be a minimum of a ten inch diameter to prevent any damage from occurring to the hitch.
Plastic lube plates (PN 74295) 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 10 inches in diameter or larger to properly distribute king pin weight. Lube plate (PN 74295), provides a grease-less lubricant between the skid plates of the fifth wheel hitch and the pin box. When using a lube plate it should be a minimum of a ten inch diameter to prevent any damage from occurring to the hitch.
