Bob Vaughn
Well-known member
Is there a way to lub the gear box on my 2011 Big Country front landing legs??
Did you just make an educated guess as to where to drill the 1/4" hole? The shaft must be close to the tin of the propane tank.....I am thinking of making a larger hole in the tin. Just how far down from the top of the compartment??? Mine runs so slow it is hard to tell if it is running at all.....I removed the plastic cap on the curbside landing leg and poured some light oil down the inside. On the streetside leg, I drilled a 1/4" hole through the sidewall in the propane tank compartment, then drilled a smaller hole through there into the top side of the leg so I could get some oil in there using a straw on an oil bottle. My front jacks were running very slow and seem to labor to raise the trailer. First I thought it was a weak battery. I changed the battery and it was the same. After oiling everything up and letting it soak overnight, the difference was very noticeable. Well worth doing....Don
Most just pop off if it is the Venture style leg.How do you remove the top cover plates from the jacks?
Thank you for sharing this.
Warren
I have a generator and it makes it impossible to get to the driver's side jack for maintenance. Why Heartland did not see this and make an accommodation to service the jack escapes me. Oh well, It is up to the owners to come up with ways to take care of their units or just give a dealer a bunch of money to do it
I cut a hole in the propane compartment large enough to get my hand in to remove the cap off the end of the jack and lube the bushings and grease the bevel gears. Made a cover plate to install over the hole. WORKS GREAT HEARTLAND!!! Why can't your engineers see these kind of things?? If the jack has to be replaced the generator has to come out.. On You Tube a real skinny guy crawled over the generator house to do this. A REAL SKINNY AND FLEXIBLE GUY!!!
I could not find one in my toolbox. The process of using a piece of pipe foam insulation long enough to cover the jack screws packed with grease works well to get them greased. I put it all the way into the jack and ran the motor. This turned the screws and got them well lubed. Worked slick, thanks to the guy that came up with the idea.
I am re-posting this because the jack screw on the driver's side failed, threads stripped. After studying the installation for a while and not wanting to pull the generator, I decided to cut an access hole in the generator housing compartment right where the upper jack clamp is. Made it big enough to get my hand with a wrench into. Then cut another access hole in the bottom of the compartment right next to the jack to reach the lower jack clamp with a wrench. I made the holes about 6 inches square. This was done easily with an angle grinder. With the coach raised in front with external jacks and jack stands I could get the jack screw out. It is so bad I am replacing it not rebuilding it. I also removed the curb side jack and completely dis-assembled it. Was able to clean and inspect all parts thoroughly. Lubed it well and reassembled it. I will re-install it when the new one arrives for the driver's side. I found this a fairly easy job to do and will do it on a regular routine. I plan to lube the jack screws every 6 months. Hopefully this will eliminate the 'landing gear' failure problem.
I have not read this entire thread so I do not know all the details. If you have not done so, I strongly suggest that you run a separate motor for each jack. The better solution is to replace the Venture jacks with the Lippert Ground Control system. It has auto level and works with a remote. Yes, its $2500 bucks but you life will be much improved. A hydraulic system is better still but not sure it can be retro fitted.