Troubleshooting Landing Gear on 2008 Montana Mountaineer Edition 345DBQ Fifth Wheel

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Hello, We have a 2008 Montana Mountaineer Edition 345DBQ whose landing gear is giving us trouble. Sometimes it extends and retracts great, others, it seems to slip and not extend, but retraction is usually fine. The motor says 1-065-041012-01 12volt 31AROT CW Speed 714ORPM Made in China 2007 12 03. Any advice as to what to replace it with? The entire motor or just the landing gear? Thanks

asked by: Vicki C

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It looks like you have a # LC196308 motor, which we offer as a replacement. Unfortunately, I don't believe the motor is your problem, as it will still retract the legs. You can confirm this by attempting to manually operate the landing gear. If you still get slippage as you're trying to extend the legs, it means that the gears inside the landing gear legs have likely been damaged. This usually occurs when the landing gear is over extended or over retracted.

Can you find any other information on the legs themselves? Like a manufacturer name or part number? If you could reply with that information, I'd be happy to make some recommendations for you.

expert reply by: Mike L

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Answer 1

For your 2008 Keystone Montana Mountaneer 345DBQ, the Lippert Replacement Lead Leg for Keystone Montana 5th Wheel Landing Gear #LC178653 and follow leg #LC178652 are a perfect replacement. These parts are exactly what you need for your trailer. If…

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Answer 2

The Replacement Aluminum Gearbox #LG-179015 that you referenced can fit most landing gear sets such as ones made by Atwood, Lippert, and Venture. Without knowing more about your landing gear set it is hard to say for certain. Most likely it is a…

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For your Venture landing gear you can use #LC276602 or #LG-179015. Either one will work.

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Answer 4

It depends on what kind of landing gear you have but it could be a gear issue too. If you could comment below or email me directly with a part number off of your landing gear I would be happy to help you troubleshoot. The Replacement Motor for…

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Answer 5

The 125340 motor that you currently have on your 2008 Montana Mountaineer 35 foot 5th Wheel is equivalent to the Replacement Motor #LG-142178. This is compatible with the Replacement Aluminum Gearbox #LG-179015 which is also what you want to use for…

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Answer 6

Hey Mitchell, the gear box part #LC276602 does work with the motor #LC196308. This motor and gear box design is very common and there is a lot of overlap between part numbers that fit both.

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Answer 7

Hey Shawn, The etrailer #RVLG-RDBOX, Stromberg-Carlson #LG-179015, and Lippert #LC276602 are all the same exact part made by different manufacturers so they would all have a 3:1 gear ratio.

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Answer 8

The correct replacement for your 1-065-041012-01 motor is part #LC141893 from Lippert. Your original motor had a 7140 rpm speed. The Stromberg-Carlson #LG-196308 you specified has a 5430 rpm output, so it wouldn't be a good choice. You'll…

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Answer 9

The composite gearbox, part #75054SP is designed for use with standard, heavy, and super duty landing gears. The replacement gearbox, part #LG-179015 has been used by several customers and they say it is a great fit. This gearbox is made of aluminum…

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