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Old 05-11-2013, 11:35 AM   #1
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Landing gear motor question

I was installing a 'Y' to vent our second battery (was never done by previous owner) and noticed that the landing gear motor and gear box are somewhat loose & can wiggle a bit to the point that the motor will rub slightly on the square shaft when running. Everything works OK, but is this normal? I can't see anything to tighten other than some screws that appear already tight.
 
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Old 05-11-2013, 12:10 PM   #2
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Wobble is normal. Not sure about the rubbing. If it isn't wearing down any metal parts, it is probably okay.
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Old 05-11-2013, 12:23 PM   #3
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Mine displaced enough to hit the shaft. Had my dealer evaluate and they installed a new gear box which solved the problem. I'm sure KS approved the new gear box.
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I used a metal strap with holes to stabilize mine.
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I've some strapping laying around somewhere - think I'll do that tomorrow. Thanks for the replies!
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Old 05-11-2013, 04:29 PM   #6
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We just had our front landing gear and gear box replaced down in Little Rock on our way back to Omaha and the gear box was extremely loose and I asked the Tech about it and he told me they have to be somewhat loose but not like ours was because it nearly turned a 180 on the shaft when drive motor moved or tried to move the landing gear down and up. The new gear box that he put on has a metal enclosure and he said they are a whole lot better than the ones that come stock on the Montanas because the housing on the stock gear box is plastic and definitely have problems.
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We have always noticed the wobble with no problems. However, last winter I replaced the plastic gear box with better quality all metal box, and the wobble pretty well disappeared.
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