Tow bar issue.

[otherclive]

It’s also important to ensure that the friction pads are clean too. I use brake cleaner onto a folded kitchen roll.

 

[Damian]

friction pads will do any necessary scouring

This is what you said.

The friction pads are NOT there to scour the ball, they are there to provide the damping , nothing else !!!

 

[Hutch]

If you connect the alko hitch to a dirty towball the pads will pick up the muck and withing a few trips you will think you have an elephant being dragged behind you, its that loud.

 

[Thingy]

When it happened to me, I thought I had two wives.