5TH Wheel Landing Gear Problem --- Need Help
Picked up my big 2009 Grand Junction 5ver from the desert winter storage yard today. Unlocked the raise/lower flap door to press the rocker switch up to raise the rig a bit for hookup to truck. The ro...
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fj12ryder wrote:
You need to figure out if it's the motor, the gearbox, the cross shaft, or one or both of the leg gears.
Did the noise get better after the weight was off the legs? Either you need to isolate the problem or take it to a repair person. Repairing the legs may not be that bad, but you need to be able to get to all the parts. Replacing the legs completely isn't really that much more work, unless access is difficult.
I replaced the legs/gearbox/motor on my Fuzion with a dual motor design, with a motor on each leg. If you have a Venture system it's very likely underpowered for a large heavy fifth wheel.
The noise and gearbox shaft wobble was just as noticeable when I raised the jacks after the trailer was hitched to the truck which makes me think it is the gear box. As far as getting to the legs or gearbox and motor area my belly covering encloses the upper legs on the bottom, in my front (under 5th wheel overhang)storage area has an inter-wall that encases the entire upper leg and gearbox area, and the generator compartment is also up against that inner wall on the drive side, and my propane bottle compartment is on the rear side of the drive jack. They are really inaccessible. Its kind of like the trailer was built around the jacks.
