Notice: We request that you don't just set up a new account at this time if you are a previous user.
If you used to be one of our moderators, please feel free to reach out to Chris via the facebook Outerlimits4x4 group and he will get you set back up with access should he need you.
Recovery:If you cannot access your old email address and don't remember your password, please click here to log a change of email address so you can do a password reset.

Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

General Tech Talk

Moderators: toaddog, TWISTY, V8Patrol, Moderators

Post Reply
Posts: 461
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2004 7:23 pm
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by BabyGodzillaGTi-R »

Hi there,
I'm quite keen on rebuilding our winch motor as the carbon brushes seems pretty worn.
I've a 12v 6hp and 4.5hp motor.
One of the 6hp motor when we opened it up it's full of black soot all over the place.
However i can't seem to find out who sells them online.
Google leads me to many places that only just sells replacement motors.

Does Warn sells carbon brushes replacement kits?
Or does anyone knows of any shop that sells them online?
Also i'm quite curious if there are any differences between carbon brushes for a 12V and a 24V motor.
Some joker suggested I should consider fitting carbon brushes from a 24V winch motor into our 12V motor.
Is that possible and is it a worthwhile proposition?

Besides carbon brushes is there anything i should do to the motor?
I also noticed that there is this thin like copper/cardboard brushes that looks disintegrated. Is that necessary to be replaced? It's located next to the armature bearing (correct me if that's what you call it).
My RIG sucks big time.
God of Umm
Posts: 4770
Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:21 pm
Location: im with Stuppedy

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by DUDELUX »

Wouldnt it be alot less hassle to just replace the motor??
You can get them on ebay.

I think the seller is RoadrunnerOffroad.
MrsForby wrote: Oh I desperately truly love the taco.
Posts: 461
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2004 7:23 pm
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by BabyGodzillaGTi-R »

Because i would like to know if it's still possible to get the brushes and how much would they cost before I even consider buying a winch motor.

And yes i did bought a new motor only to find out the new one was a bigger lemon.
Hence it would be nice if i could revive 2 slightly baked motor that's lying in the shed.
My RIG sucks big time.
Posts: 52
Joined: Tue Jul 07, 2009 6:56 pm
Location: Rocky

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by UPPY »

Try DNA offroad.
I started life with nothing, and I still have most of it!
Posts: 465
Joined: Sat Aug 21, 2010 10:44 am

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by georgey »

DUDELUX wrote:Wouldnt it be alot less hassle to just replace the motor??
You can get them on ebay.

I think the seller is RoadrunnerOffroad.
Brushes should only be around $15-25 compared to a $600 winch motor.
If you find the brushes let me know please mate
DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote: im going to google a borneo sucker fish.
sounds like the code name for dudelux when he cross dresses and smokes pencil.
God of Umm
Posts: 4770
Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:21 pm
Location: im with Stuppedy

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by DUDELUX »

Send Dave Metcalfe a PM, he deals in all things winches.

XTREME MMM on here.
MrsForby wrote: Oh I desperately truly love the taco.
Posts: 461
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2004 7:23 pm
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by BabyGodzillaGTi-R »

Thanks for the help guys.

I was camping with MMM not too long ago in the RFC lol.

I guess no one sells them online. I'll drop by the local Warn distributor then.
Cheers.
My RIG sucks big time.
Posts: 1918
Joined: Fri Aug 26, 2005 4:28 pm
Location: Melbourne

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by GUtripper »

You could also try Ateco here in Melbourne, they are warn importers and auth parts distributors. I got a high mount rebuild kit via them at a surprisingly good price.
My friends aren't holding me back..... I'm pulling 'em forward.
Posts: 461
Joined: Thu Jan 01, 2004 7:23 pm
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by BabyGodzillaGTi-R »

I just got the carbon brushes replacement/ drop in kit.
Damn sounds pretty expensive when the bill came up.
Around AUD100 for the 6hp XP motor.

Is that a fair price or u reckon i've been ripped?

I'm quite curious is there such thing as a 24V version for this motor from Warn?
Plus i've always wondered what's the difference inside a 12V and 24V motor.
My RIG sucks big time.
Posts: 80
Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:23 pm
Location: SA

Re: Rebuilding Warn Winch Motors

Post by Simonc3 »

UPPY wrote:Try DNA offroad.
Yes try DNA, they got me a brush set for a very old M10000, once the contractor was cleaned up and a new bearing was pressed in the difference was night and day.
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest