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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Having been in your shoes recently, and seeing a similar post here's my 2 cents.
My 5er's landing gear was making an awful squeal. I finally disassembled the landing gear and found that all the grease inside the unit had dried out. Furthermore, because there are NO zerk fittings on the older models (there are now) there was substantial damage to the bearings inside the jacks.
The gear box you're describing was suffering from the same problem. there was minimal grease inside the box, and it was completely dried.
I left my truck connected to my 5er, removed the rod between the two jacks, drive motor and then each jack. Disassembled the jacks and regreased the entire assembly.
As painful as this was, once I reassembled the jacks and put it together, it worked really well.
i did make the purchase of the replacement gears and top end for the jacks, but Lippert (which now sells the jacks on my unit) does not sell the bearings inside. You have to purchase all new jack assemblies.
As bad as that sounds, the good news is once you identify your jacks, you can go to sites like etrailer and they have great customer service and can help you get the correct part delivered.
I have yet to replace my jacks because they are working so well.
if you have any further questions, PM me.
Take care,
josh
My 5er's landing gear was making an awful squeal. I finally disassembled the landing gear and found that all the grease inside the unit had dried out. Furthermore, because there are NO zerk fittings on the older models (there are now) there was substantial damage to the bearings inside the jacks.
The gear box you're describing was suffering from the same problem. there was minimal grease inside the box, and it was completely dried.
I left my truck connected to my 5er, removed the rod between the two jacks, drive motor and then each jack. Disassembled the jacks and regreased the entire assembly.
As painful as this was, once I reassembled the jacks and put it together, it worked really well.
i did make the purchase of the replacement gears and top end for the jacks, but Lippert (which now sells the jacks on my unit) does not sell the bearings inside. You have to purchase all new jack assemblies.
As bad as that sounds, the good news is once you identify your jacks, you can go to sites like etrailer and they have great customer service and can help you get the correct part delivered.
I have yet to replace my jacks because they are working so well.
if you have any further questions, PM me.
Take care,
josh
