WARN Winch Rebuilds, Enhancements & Development

[TJPete]

Here is a link at WARN that is very useful if you are repairing or enhancing a Warn appliance and need factory part numbers:

http://www.warn.com/truck/Replacemen...ementparts.jsp

There are endless mods to be done to the Warn appliances and I have done a few so I hope to post some up here. But perhaps others have their own ideas and mods they have already performed. I am really keen to see what folks have done already.

Any takers?

[andy_n]

Awesome link Pete, my warn is in real need of a rebuild.

[zzzz]

here is a link to a warn m8274 rebuild article with an amazing amount of detail and pictures.
From the one and only billavista from pirate4x4

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...274/index.html

[TJPete]

I am really keen to see what Aussie Jeepers have done already.

I am doing the remote controls for the winches in the Predator at present but I know heaps of Aussie Jeepers have similar mods because I have seen them in the bush. So come on blokes and blokettes, post up, come on.

Wooders, come on bloke, JimmyB fess up, Matt Nolte, surely in Canberra they use winches, and you too, you know, old mate, what's your name, post up with pics hey!!!

[Tommo]

Can anyone local (Melb) fix my Winch?
I have a warn lowmount (if that's the normal one) 8000lb, I think it is. Got it 2nd hand a while back. Had it on my troopy, which it worked ok for... until it filled up with water on a serious river crossing, then died in the ass winching me up a hill later that day. One or two of the gears inside disintigrated completely. The whole thing is now in a plastic bag, in bits.

Or would it be cheaper to just get myself a nice Brawn one? http://www.brawn4x4.com.au/XR-8000.htm

[coxy]

tommo i could give you a few tips if you want, i used to work for ARB richmond, i live just round the corner from them now.

TJpete: i just wired up my remote the other day, i reused the switch from the warn remote and mounted is flush next to my gear stick, also installed a power cut of stwitch for the remote next to it. looking at upgradeing the motor (XD9000i) to a 24v to try and get some more speed out of it.

[Gordo]

Originally Posted by Tommo

Can anyone local (Melb) fix my Winch?
I have a warn lowmount (if that's the normal one) 8000lb, I think it is. Got it 2nd hand a while back. Had it on my troopy, which it worked ok for... until it filled up with water on a serious river crossing, then died in the ass winching me up a hill later that day. One or two of the gears inside disintigrated completely. The whole thing is now in a plastic bag, in bits.

Or would it be cheaper to just get myself a nice Brawn one? http://www.brawn4x4.com.au/XR-8000.htm

Brawn make great stuff but if you go the repair/mod route for winch mods/rebuilds go see :

S G Leslie & Sons Pty Ltd
19 Mologa Rd Heidelberg West 3081 (03) 9459 2859

Top service and pricing

Good thread Pete

Mal Leslie starred in a 4wd monthly story with a great full hi-mount comp prep feature which I used as the bible for my 8274 comp prep.

The short edition :

• motor innards and outerards epoxy painted
  brake shaft tapped and capped to avoid the 21 ball pickup
  spun alloy motor cap (with two standard alternator bearings pressed in for armature to spin on in lieu of a brass bush) with air feed from OBA tank
  spun alloy o-ringed drum cap to keep muck out
  modded heatsink for motor (cool collar oil filter cooler from jcwhitney.com)
  drum has ears welded on and 0.5" stainless bars to prevent cable wrap (WHY Warn don't include this standard on highmounts is beyond me! Even my xd9000 slow-mount had them...)
  oil drain hole and fill hole in gearbox
  gearbox breather line run to small filter
  brass brake shaft bush grub-screwed

Other guys in the XWC go apeshit and join drums, motors, run 12V motors at 24V, water/liq nitrogen motor cooling and other kooky stuff. I'm but a noob at this winch comp stuff and still run the venerable 2.5hp 12V motor but am happy with it for now.

Plenty of discussion of this sort (mainly comp-related) on ol4x4 too.

And Pete...Herr Nolte can't even remember what it's like to SIT in a Jeep let alone drive one He's a pommie oilleak lover these days[/list]