SAF-HOLLAND XL-LG305 Mark V Landing Gear - Manual (Page 4)

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HARDWARE
• Tighten or replace mounting bolts as
necessary.
• Inspect the mounting bracket for cracks or
other signs of damage.
• Repair or replace any broken or damaged part
of the landing gear assembly or mounting
structure.
• Inspect the crank handle bolt and lock nut.
Tighten or replace as necessary.
• Cross shaft connection bolts and lock nuts
should be secure, but allow side-to-side play in
the cross shaft.
• Check for proper crank shaft engagement in
both high and low gear.
• Landing gear with excessive play should be
rebuilt or replaced.
ALIGNMENT
• Using a square,
check that both
landing gear legs are
square with the
trailer and parallel
with each other as
shown. Bent or
damaged legs are an
indication of
possible damage
to the lift screw,
lift nut or other
internal
components
and should be
replaced.
SQUARE
SQUARE
TRAILER
END
VIEW
TRAILER SIDE VIEW
SQUARE
CORRECT
TROUBLE-SHOOTING POINTS
Problem Cause Correction
Hard to crank landing gear 1. Turning crank in wrong direction. 1. See Figure 1 on Page 1 for proper crank rotation.
2. Attempting to raise or lower trailer 2. Shift into low gear (see Figure 1). DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LIFT
in high gear. OR LOWER IN HIGH GEAR.
3. Cross shaft binding 3. Inspect cross shaft bolts. Back off bolts to allow lateral
- over-tightened bolts (side-to-side) movement of the cross shaft.
- cross shaft bent or too long
4. Mis-aligned landing gear legs. 4. Legs must be parallel and extend and retract evenly. Remove
cross shaft, adjust landing gear legs to same height.
5. Lack of grease. 5. Grease landing gear legs as provided above in Maintenance
section of manual.
6. Mis-aligned crank shaft holder 6. Inspect and align crank shaft holder or extension with the
or crank shaft extension. crank shaft.
7. Damaged lift screw or lift nut. 7. Check landing gear for signs of impact (accident) damage.
Disconnect cross shaft and crank legs individually to determine
which leg is damaged. Replace damaged leg.
8. Interference between powder metal 8. Hole in trailer mounting surface may need to be enlarged.
bushing and trailer mounting surface. See Holland Service Bulletin #30.
Shaft turns but legs 1. Broken shaft or shaft bolt. 1. Replace broken bolt(s) and shaft as needed.
do not operate 2. Broken pinion gear or bevel gear 2. Replace broken gear(s) or pins.
or gear pins.
Shaft does not turn 1. Broken gear teeth. 1. Replace broken gear(s).
2. Damaged lift screw or nut. 2. Replace inner leg or entire landing gear leg.
3. Seized lift screw or nut. 3. Replace inner leg or entire landing gear leg.
4. Bent inner or outer leg tube. 4. Replace bent inner or outer leg, or entire landing gear leg.
Crankshaft skips when cranking 1. Broken gear teeth. 1. Replace broken gear(s).
MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES (con’t.)
Copyright © September 2002 • The Holland Group, Inc.
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Phone:
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Norwich, Ontario • Canada
Phone:
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Surrey, British Columbia • Canada
Phone:
604-574-7491
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Woodstock, Ontario • Canada
Phone:
519-537-3494
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