possibly a build up of rust or if at all mud got in there.
why were you using it, you dont wheel the lib ne more
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| Author: | callaway [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Rebuilding a winch ? |
the lp8500 quit working over the weekend - the solenoid box just clicks and nothing else happens. I called SuperWinch and the guy there said to take the winch apart and look at the armature. He thinks there might be water inside the motor. How do I take the winch apart ? What exactly should I be looking for with regards to the armature ? |
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| Author: | STINGN [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
possibly a build up of rust or if at all mud got in there. why were you using it, you dont wheel the lib ne more
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| Author: | callaway [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
STINGN wrote: possibly a build up of rust or if at all mud got in there. why were you using it, you dont wheel the lib ne more We we're pulling over dead trees in the yard 
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| Author: | callaway [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
took winch apart as per what superwinch guy told me, and found water/rusty grime inside...  The main o-ring looked good, so not sure where that amount of water came in from, but it's been there a while for it to be that rusty... winch was never submerged or anything like that =/ So... is the winch garbage now ? |
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| Author: | tjkj2002 [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
callaway wrote: took winch apart as per what superwinch guy told me, and found water/rusty grime inside... The main o-ring looked good, so not sure where that amount of water came in from, but it's been there a while for it to be that rusty... winch was never submerged or anything like that =/ So... is the winch garbage now ? You may get away with just putting another motor on it,though they are not cheap(could almost buy another winch for there prices). I had the same issue with my WARN after 4 years of owning it.It turned out that how it's mounted in a ARB bumper(not your issue) was the motor drain was in the wrong spot and the motor needed to be clocked 90 degrees.Well they found out about this after I bought my winch so I did not have the added warning sheet for this issue.They did however warranty my whole winch for a brand new one and was kind enough to clock the motor for me,which is super easy to do on a WARN. |
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| Author: | callaway [ Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
tjkj2002 wrote: I had the same issue with my WARN after 4 years of owning it.It turned out that how it's mounted in a ARB bumper(not your issue) was the motor drain was in the wrong spot and the motor needed to be clocked 90 degrees.Well they found out about this after I bought my winch so I did not have the added warning sheet for this issue.They did however warranty my whole winch for a brand new one and was kind enough to clock the motor for me,which is super easy to do on a WARN. I'm hoping its still under warranty - superwinch is supposed to have a 2 year warranty, and i got this guy last May. Gonna call the guy I've been talking to tomorrow and see what he says =/ |
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| Author: | callaway [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:26 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
Talked earlier with the guy at superwinch. He's gonna send me a new motor  Now the main o-ring seal looked good, so how did the water get in there ? How do I prevent this from happening again ? |
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| Author: | STINGN [ Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Rebuilding a winch ? |
Do you have a cover for it? Or possibly when you wash the jeep, don't spray under it near the drain? |
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