Lubing bevel gears in landing gear legs
I believe my landing gear are the standard Lippert type. I have the single motor system. The landing gear motor sounds like it's working way too hard to lift the front of the trailer. I have alread...
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Njmurvin wrote:Normal for the gearbox to move around.Garyl53 wrote:
I am fighting the same issue on my Lippert landing gear. I was searching for zerks or access points just yesterday but I found none. Please let us know how you make out with his issue. It wasn't obvious how you could pry the top off the legs but I will take another look.
Thanks
Caps were simple to pry off. I put my fingers in there and there was already a hefty amount of grease on the bevel gears. I squirted some more lithium spray lube onto the leadscrew through the holes I had drilled. The jacks still creak and moan on the way up but the strain on the motor is vastly reduced. I will use it this way for a while and monitor closely. I did notice that the gearbox reducer on the drive leg seems a bit loose. The motor is tight against the gearbox, but the gearbox has a bit of play in it where it attaches to the leg and there is some movement when you first push the button and torque is applied. Is this normal?
B.O.
