[Rodeofox]

Alright, bought the truck in January and the P.B.R. guy I bought it from said that since he had the Gooseneck installed he never took out the ball. It has the inside the fender release which I tried many times while a friend would pull the ball in the bed. So after that didn't work I took out the center part of the gooseneck(under bed part) with the ball still in it. Well after two weeks of spraying it with liquid wrench and banging the hell out of it, nothing.

Could it not be coming out due to rust? Or is it from where it might have got bent?

Any ideas? I don't know what brand it is.

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2001 F250 Ext Cab, Long Bed, 4x4, 6spd, Evo,Banks Exhaust, AFE Stage II, Dual A-pillar with boost and pyro. Inline Coolant Filter, 203 T-stat.

 

[j_apetersen]

Look at the square part were the ball is, is the pin moving It should have a hole in the other side small punch to pop the latch the cotter key were real bad about braking.the catch were spring loaded so it looks like you are reliecing it but it was not.

 

[Rodeofox]

I have the pin zip tied and it is clear of the holes.

 

[j_apetersen]

See if there is a hole in the bottom of the tube sounds like it is stuck real bad.

 

[Down South]

Yeah, those balls are bad about rusting in place. I've had the same problem with mine. Even though I remove it from time to time, I've had to take a hammer to it before to get it out.
When you do get it out clean the socket with emery paper or better yet a die gringer with a small wire brush. Clean the ball shaft well and grease the heck out of it when you put it back in.

On Edit....I missed the part about where it got bent. What is bent? Depending on what is bent you may be wasting your time working on it and it may need to be replaced.

Usually to get mine out when it's just stuck from rust. I spray penetrating oil on it and give a few good raps on the sides of the ball with a heavy hammer. I can work it out of the socket after that.

 

[johndeerefarmer]

Heat the metal with a torch (not the ball). The heated metal will expand and then knock the ball out with a hammer.

I use that trick on the farm all of the time to get rusted bolts out of mower blades, etc.
If needed, you can also cool the ball with freon and make it shrink

 

[rocky7184]

I'd say heat it with a rosebud torch and bang it out.Usualy heating does the trick.Just don't over do it.You don't want to warp the crossmember.

 

[sharmon53]

We had the same hitchball on a GMC HD,we let it sit in there a little while after hauling,and we NEVER could get it out again.The clearance is so tight,and we live off road,so any grit at all will really mess them up.He hated his and when he traded trucks,he then got a Popover ball installed.It just flips up/down with a spring loaded latch,you don't pull the ball out at all.He said he'd never have another one of the hidden hitches again.They can be a real pain. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bleh.gif