Warn winch repair thread ..

[Paul D]

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[Paul D]

Your a good man, WLM, many thanks.

 

[wiltshire landyman]

Your a good man, WLM, many thanks.

no probs paul

 

[GINGE]

ooh winch friends.

 

[wiltshire landyman]

ooh winch friends.

no you cant be in our gang

 

[GINGE]

no you cant be in our gang

But but, ive got a winch that needs attention as as well.

Its just on the long list of jobs to do.

 

[Paul D]

LOL, mine's still on the long list ..

 

[Paul D]

Cheers WLM, received ..

Wasn't what I was expecting, I thought it'd be a can style, so many thanks, very useful!!

 

[wiltshire landyman]

Cheers WLM, received ..

Wasn't what I was expecting, I thought it'd be a can style, so many thanks, very useful!!

no worries paul,,sorry it took a while check the destructions I think they may be wired slightly different to a normal solenoid mainly on the trigger connections I think

 

[Paul D]

Thread resurrection ...

So the motor endplate didn't work, broke again and moved, so fecked the new motor up! Left in shed for a while but went to have a look at it yesterday ...

The brush plate is nylon/plastic, so it's non-conducting and had melted, coating the armature, and building up 'blobs' that effectively stopped the armature from turning, which again appears to have dragged more current, which means more heat which meant more ****e and burnt plastic. So, as I used to have a motor lathe (from when I raced 1/10th electric model cars) I applied the same principles and cleaned the plate, cleaned the brushes and re-grooved them, cleaned the armature, cleaned all the magnets and shell, put it all back together and it now works, and works better than when i got it 'cos I also lubed the bearings!!!

I is happy ..

I is even happier 'cos Juliet said well why not just buy a new motor endplate for the winch? So I did .. £66 delivered from USA via Amazon .. so not bad. Delivery expected between 5th and 15th July .. When I first enquired about same endplate and delivery I was quoted from £140 upwards ...

So the winch will ride again, perhaps!

Happy days ..

 

[Paul D]

Hopefully the final chapter ..

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/2625882-post20771.html

It works, and works well. As soon as the new endplate went in it 'just worked'. Feels much better, spools out properly, powers in and out and brakes as it should.

Happy ..

 

[GINGE]

Good result there Paul.

If i had a disco, i would do the discreet mount approach as well i think.

Top banana

 

[Spunka]

That looks top draw that mate. Like it alot

 

[Paul D]

Cheers.

Very pleased with it myself ..

 

[JonnyP]

Just read all of this fred..
Nice job Paul. I like how you installed that wench and your perseverance on the bloody thing.

 

[discomark10]

I like how you installed that wench and your perseverance on the bloody thing.

Thoes she beasts can be a pain

 

[Paul D]

Just read all of this fred..
Nice job Paul. I like how you installed that wench and your perseverance on the bloody thing.

Heh, I like wenches ...

Needs must, no money, 2nd hand cheap ****e that breaks needs fixing, some cheap ****e couldn't be fixed ..

 

[warrior]

Nice one pal, make you own wander lead, I used some 3 core point flex and a momentary on off on switch,and a water proof plug and socket

 

[Paul D]

Nice one pal, make you own wander lead, I used some 3 core point flex and a momentary on off on switch,and a water proof plug and socket

Been thinking about it and yes, it does seem easy enough. Someone's sorting me a 'real' one as well anyway, but it's gotta be a good thing to make my own too .. I like making my own.

 

[Paul D]

Update ..

Just to show it all works ..

North Yorkshire a few weeks ago, deep ruts, mud and sloppy ..

Winching North Yorks 1 - YouTube

Using a Snatch Block .. Even stickier ruts and vertical face ..

Winching North Yorks 2 - YouTube