5th Wheel Landing Gear Clicks and Won't Go Up or Down

Updated 03/19/2021 | Published 03/16/2021

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Question:

I bought a 5th wheel jack for the front of my 5th wheel I think it was last year. Anyway it wont go up or down. You can hear a clicking noise but no movement. Is there something broke it sounds like the gear on the motor is skipping over the gear on the shaft? But I see no way of adjusting it? Thanks

asked by: Rodney

Expert Reply:

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, the Replacement Gearbox part # RVLG-RDBOX is what I recommend. The motors are a bit more but equally standardized, I recommend the Replacement Motor part # LG-142178.

expert reply by: Conner L