Tip

This is a tip I have blatantly stolen from this months Practical Caravan and concerns an easy way to clean the hitch pads.

First remove the plastic security ball from the hitch. 

Put  piece of thin cloth round the ball and spray with brake cleaner. 

Insert the ball back into the hitch and close the black lever only not the large handle. 

( My cloth was a bit thick so the handle wouldn't close but it still worked).

Twist the ball backwards and forwards to clean the pads.

It really works!!

Ian