5th wheel jacks

[cheaperjeeper]

Do the landing gear jacks need to be serviced and / or lubricated? Mine are getting stiff, have tried running oil down inside of jacks but that seems to attract dirt which just makes problem worse.

[canesfan]

Electric or hydraulic?

I used spray white lithium grease on my electric ones, others I know use WD-40. There's also some slideout lube that claims to not attract dirt, I don't have experience with it though.

My new hydraulic ones I was told to spray some WD-40 on a rag and wipe the rag on the piston (the part that moves). They said there's no need to use very much nor to do it very often.

[RdRmr]

My High Country's landing gear has a zerk fitting on the side of the tubes for the Acme up/down thread. For the top bevel gears I remove the top cap on each and use a glob of grease on my finger to lube them.
Happy Camping.

[jsmith948]

The Lippert landing gear on our Cougar have 2 zerk fittings on each upper leg housing. They are painted black and hard to see.

[cheaperjeeper]

Thank you for the info, will look again for zero fittings, maybe if I take propane tanks out of way......