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warn winch wont lock up
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:22 pm
by Suit city
I have a warn m8000 winch and i am mainly using it to winch the front of the car down to the diff. As soon as i stop winching in, it slowly backs itself off as it is under load. There doesnt seem to be any locking mechanism.
Has anyone had this problem before.
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 8:07 am
by PBBIZ2
Sounds like a problem with the brake assy inside the drum. I assume it is a low mount winch? Could be a range of things - oil and/or mud inside the drum and coating the brake cone, broken brake assy, worn friction surfaces. I would pull it apart and have a look - pretty simple assy. If there is anything wrong, it will be evident really easily. The guys at ARB overhauled my 8000lb lowmount as I had a worn seal which mud and crap into the brake and buggered it completely. I think the parts were about $150 and labour $75 - was a while ago.
Hope his helps
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 5:05 pm
by crazy eyes
are you winding the cable onto the drum in the right direction??
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:31 pm
by Suit city
I wasnt aware that the direction that the cable is wound on the spool would make a difference. I will try this tommorow. Cheers!
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:15 am
by crazy eyes
yeh mate the brake will only work in one direction on the low mounts.
cheers crazy eyes
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 5:03 pm
by PBBIZ2
crazy eyes,
this is a new one for me. If its a cone brake it should not make a difference. I understand the cable is normally wound onto the drum from the under side, but thought this was more for alignment with the fairlead.
So the brake on a low mount only works when you are pulling up a hill? - what happens if you need to winch backwards - is the vehicle un-controlled as such and the brake wlll not lock it up?
Just curious.
thanks
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 7:55 pm
by mike_nofx
PBBIZ2 wrote:crazy eyes,
this is a new one for me. If its a cone brake it should not make a difference. I understand the cable is normally wound onto the drum from the under side, but thought this was more for alignment with the fairlead.
So the brake on a low mount only works when you are pulling up a hill? - what happens if you need to winch backwards - is the vehicle un-controlled as such and the brake wlll not lock it up?
Just curious.
thanks
Nope, because the load on the drum is still in the same direction.
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:17 pm
by crazy eyes
when you winch out the brake drags hence the drum gets warm
well that is how it was explained to me
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:08 pm
by Suit city
Thanks crazy eyes i changed the direction of the wire today on the spool and the brake holds perfectly. You saved me a heap of time in pulling the winch apart to find nothing wrong with it, thanks again.
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:47 am
by PBBIZ2
There you go, learnt somrthing new today!
Thanks
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 12:16 pm
by crazy eyes
no drama fellas I have been cought with that before glad i could help.
cheers crazy eyes