Left Front landing gear was binding/acting up. Bought a rebuild kit for the top gears ($45). Put Left side on a block, replaced the gears. As I was running it through a test, it was binding even worse.
On the way back down, the trailer dropped 3 inches onto the block! WOW, surprised the heck out of me.
Now 11AM, call a parts shop for a new leg, They said I had an hour before they closed. Got there 5 mins before closing and got a replacement leg.
Pulled the old one off and when I took the foot pad off, 100s of shavings from the worm gear fell out. Evidently the worm gear was damaged and finally stripped itself, causing the trailer to drop. Good thing I was doing the repair and had a block 3" under the frame.
Well, 2 hours later, new leg on and it lifts silky smooth again. All's well that ends well.
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