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Re: Lead Landing Leg not working
I got the rebuild kit and did the job yesterday. Taking the leg off was pretty easy and is necessary to put the new parts in. Mine is mounted with 2 brackets that are basically U's with bolts through them. I removed the 2 bolts and the leg was able to come out. As mentioned earlier, the pin going from the transmission into the leg was completely sheared so it wasn't an issue when removing the leg. I also removed the transmission and motor. That was 2 wires. And a small bolt and nut, that goes through the crossbar that drives the other leg. The original pin that runs through the transmission and into the leg was twisted and sheared. It took a bit to get the old one driven out of the transmission because of the twisting. As for putting the new parts in the leg that was pretty straight forward. I found downloadable instructions and an image of the parts here https://www.strombergcarlson.com/download/Venture_landing_gear_rebuild_instructions_07022015756am As predicted the reason mine was sheared was the leg had been ran in to far. I tried using a screw driver to pry the old gears enough to get the leg moving but didn't have any luck. With the parts removed, you basically have the top of the jack screw that runs though the leg sticking up. A Pin goes through this and is what the gear sets and and drives the jack screw. I made a "tool" with a deepwell socket and my angle grinder that would slip over the jack screw and had groves that the pin could set in. With my "tool" and a rachet I was able to get the jack moving again. Once it had turned a couple of times and gotten back on its normal threads it moved fine. putting the parts back in the leg was straight forward. The hardest part of the job came with getting the leg back in the RV. Remember when taking it out the pin going through it was sheared. Putting it back I had an pin sticking out of it an extra 4 or 5 inches and that was enough to make it hard to maneuver the leg in. I had to take the foot off of it and the pull pin mechanism for the dropleg and feed it in from the top. With the leg retracted as far as it would go. Once you get the leg back in. Make sure you EXTEND THE LEG THE SAME DISTANCE AS THE OTHER LEG before you reattach the transmission and crossbar. Otherwise you have to take the transmission back off and get the legs to match. Don't ask how I know that ;-) I plan to get a bit of reflective tape, and put on the legs to indicate how far that can be retracted. I also plan to not left my wife help setup the trailer in the future ;-) Any questions that I didn't cover please let me know321Views0likes0CommentsRe: Lead Landing Leg not working
So after following links and reading I now understand that the rebuild kit is really parts in the top of the leg, I thought they were for the Transmission. So I have a rebuild kit on the way. Doesn't look to hard to replace the parts. Luckly we are here for the month, so I have time to get it fixed before out trip back east in early Nov.322Views0likes0CommentsRe: Slides come out a couple of inches at the bottom when travel
Thanks for the tips. I found the trouble shooting guide for the hydraulic system at https://www.lci1.com/assets/content/support/manuals/om-hydraulic-slide-out-web.pdf I believe/hope my issue is just air in the system based on the guide. We had a failed hose in Tulsa last week. At this point I believe all the hoses have been replaced. The OEM hoses are not very good quality at all. I will go through the steps in the guide to test the system for internal leaks in the Rams and to bleed the system. We are here for a month, so won't know if we still have issues until we get on the road in November.224Views0likes0CommentsRe: Lead Landing Leg not working
While packing up this AM I noticed the transmission isn't attached to the leg at all looks like pin coming out of transmission and into the leg sheared. I guess only question is if that is the whole issue or did it shear for other reason. Sorry noticed sig is wrong we are talking about a 2003 Montana fifth wheel321Views0likes0CommentsSlides come out a couple of inches at the bottom when travel
This use to happen on long trips but now it seems all of ours slides seems to come out a couple of inches at the bottom within the first 100 miles. I run them back in when we stop for fuel, but within a 100 miles they are back out again. Thoughts / suggestions?2.2KViews0likes6CommentsLead Landing Leg not working
The lead (one with the motor attached) quit working yesterday. It won't go up or down. The motor works fine (in fact replaced it last year) and the bar that goes to the other side turns and that leg works fine. I know etrailer sells rebuild kits for the transmissions, but I have seen some conflicting info. Some post I have seen, seem to indicate that if the lead leg doesn't move but the crossbar does, that it is likely the leg itself that has an issue and needs to be replaced, not the transmission? Anyone have experience with this? We will be getting to Tucson this afternoon and staying a month and I will get the leg off and check it out while there, just trying to get a jump on the project. Thanks2.2KViews0likes9Comments
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