Glad hand Trailer side

Have you tried using grease? And you can you can, just be careful not to bend it too much.

 

Teflon seals? Red and blue colored ones?

The fat/larger diameter goes in the gladhand. Worth a look.

 

Problem with bending the plate is it weakens the metal and makes it where one has to keep hammering it back for the glad hand to connect well.

 

I slather Lubriplate around mine.

 

I always want to, but dang I never get it done.

 

I get the red / blue seals at the Kenworth dealer here, much better than some of the knock offs at other places.

Other brands seem to be so thick it’s all I can do to just get it started with both mule skinners gripping it hard…

 

Or anything slimy - really. Oil or grease . It catches dirt, but I find that after leaving either trailer sitting, the rubber needs some form of lube.

 

I use windshield washer fluid