How To Choose Correct Replacement Landing Gear Box for Cardinal 5th Wheel Trailer

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The gearbox on my 2001 5th Wheel Cardinal Travel Trailers landing legs has gone bad. What do I replace it with?

asked by: Bus

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Expert Reply:

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 photo, I'd be glad to see if I can confirm but if yours looks the same as the above then you won't have any issues.

expert reply by: Conner L

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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

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 3

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 4

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…

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Answer 5

We do indeed offer the replacement leg you mentioned as part #LC241844.

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Answer 6

There unfortunately isn't a guide to tell us the weld stop spacing in your 2012 Genesis Supreme Vortex so you'll first want to measure so we can see if there's a compatible replacement without have to cut off your current mounting…

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Answer 7

Your gearbox for your 5th wheel landing gear, like part #RVLG-RDBOX, will make a bit of noise while you are operating it. However, if it is fairly old and the sound you are hearing is different than what it normally sounds like or if it is starting…

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Answer 8

You'll need a new jack leg based on what you described. For a replacement you'd want the part #LC241845 for the driver side or part #LC241846 for the lead leg that is normally on the passenger side.

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Answer 9

The Replacement Gearbox for etrailer and Ram 5th Wheel Landing Gear #RVLG-RDBOX that you referenced is designed to fit Ram and etrailer brand fifth wheel landing gear part #RVLG-8000. This is a really common set seen on trailers but the even more…

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Answer 10

Yes, the Replacement Gearbox for Venture Aluminum Electric 5th Wheel RV Landing Gear Assemblies #LC276602 is the correct replacement gear box for your VMC40RB-091565 gear box.

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Answer 11

If you have the Lippert Ground Control 2.0 Electric Leveling System on the Crusader 5th Wheel then you'll need the Replacement Heavy-Duty Landing Gear Jack Leg for Ground Control 2.0 part #LC241846 for 29-1/2" outer tube or part #LC241845…

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Answer 12

The correct replacement lead landing gear leg for a Ground Control 2.0 Leveling System is the Replacement Heavy Duty Driver Leg for Lippert Ground Control 2.0 Landing Gear part #LC241846 for standard (29-1/2" outer tuber body) or part #LC241845…

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