Can Trailer Landing Gear Box be Removed from Trailer with Jacks on Ground

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Does the trailer need to be off the ground to remove landing gear gearbox? Also what gear and slip for the cross member is needed?

asked by: Matt M

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If you were to remove the landing gear box from the set like with part # RVLG-RDBOX the jack legs would not free-spin and lower themselves so you could remove the box with the jacks holding the weight of the trailer or not.

We do not carry the cross shafts for this jack though.

expert reply by: Jameson C

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Answer 1

The gear boxes do look pretty similar, but for a Stromberg Carlson gear box you would have to use the Lippert motor kit part #LG-142178. The Ram gear box is different and would not work.

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Answer 2

I don't know what landing gear set your trailer uses but thankfully, most are standardized so you should be able to use the Replacement Gearbox for etrailer and Ram 5th Wheel Landing Gear part #RVLG-RDBOX without issue. If you can send me a…

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Answer 3

In regards to landing gear legs, the motor is attached to the gear box which then mounts to the output shaft of the leg. The output shaft will need to have a half-moon shape like the Lippert Components 32" Lead 5th Wheel RV Landing Gear Leg…

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Answer 4

It sounds like the gearbox could be bad or possibly the motor, this could be easily confirmed by removing each of the components (gearbox/motor) and testing them separately. The gear boxes are luckily pretty standardized and not terribly expensive,…

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Answer 5

I've never heard of an actual third brake light connector on a camper shell to plug in on a truck and we don't carry any parts to do that. The light generally needs to be hardwired into the truck's brake light circuit. The issue with this…

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Answer 6

I did some checking and the hub/drum we offer that will work for you is the part #8-430-5UC3. This uses the same bearings as the 8-415 and will be an exact fit aside from the fact this is a non-ABS setup and the 8-415 came in an ABS setup and non-ABS…

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Answer 7

If your old axles have a 5 bolt brake flange the assemblies like Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Assembly - 12" - Left Hand - 6,000 lbs part #23-105 or Dexter Electric Trailer Brake Assembly - 12" - Right Hand - 6,000 lbs part #23-106 will…

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Answer 8

Since Demco uses 3,500 drum brake assemblies part #DMSB24429M and #DMSB24428M what you'd need is similar 3,500 electric brake assemblies like the etrailer part #AKEBRK-35L-SA for the left hand side and #AKEBRK-35R-SA for the right hand side. To…

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Answer 9

Since you have a wheelbase/axle spacing of 38 inches the correct hanger kit for slipper springs would be the part #HAP-105-205-01. And then for a 7k trailer axle the u-bolt kit you'd want would be the part #APUBR-8. I attached the diagram to use…

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Answer 10

If your current springs have 5 leaves then going to a 7 leaf spring will increase the height of the trailer a little and make the trailer more susceptible to sway. Regarding capacity if you go with springs rated higher than what is required it will…

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Answer 11

The old version of the #HBA-CAM used 4 wires, but the product was updated awhile back and now uses only two wires as shown in the photo on the product description page. The white wire from the HBA-CAM would tap into the white ground wire and the blue…

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Answer 12

To see all of the correct wheel and tire combos you'd need check out the link I attached. The option I would recommend is the part #TA43RR which is a Load Range C tire size ST175/80R13 mounted on a white spoke wheel with a bolt pattern of 5 on…

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