G'day Guys,
I picked up an old Warn 8274 winch a few months back which I have rebuilt. During the rebuild I worked out a method of putting the brake back together that might save a bit of frustration.
My first attempt was less than successful. I put the main shaft into a vice, put one half of the brake on and aligned the ball bearings. I would then creep up on the beast and attempt to clamp it together. The slightest touch would result in the ball bearings rolling around and I'd have to start again. I repeated this process over and over and over again. At points I thought I was loosing my grip on reality, again and again lining up those ball bearings, as if something might mysteriously change and it would all go back together. I eventually gave up and went to bed.
During the night while asleep an idea came to me. In the morning, I raced back to the shed and within 5 or 10 minutes I had the brake reassembled and the circlip in place. No swearing, no yelling, no dog kicking. This is how the winch looked when I got it home. It had been sitting out in a paddock for a couple of decades. It is actually a 1977 model.
Cheers,
Ben
P.S. This is the project. His name is Mario and he is an '84 HJ47.
I picked up an old Warn 8274 winch a few months back which I have rebuilt. During the rebuild I worked out a method of putting the brake back together that might save a bit of frustration.
My first attempt was less than successful. I put the main shaft into a vice, put one half of the brake on and aligned the ball bearings. I would then creep up on the beast and attempt to clamp it together. The slightest touch would result in the ball bearings rolling around and I'd have to start again. I repeated this process over and over and over again. At points I thought I was loosing my grip on reality, again and again lining up those ball bearings, as if something might mysteriously change and it would all go back together. I eventually gave up and went to bed.
During the night while asleep an idea came to me. In the morning, I raced back to the shed and within 5 or 10 minutes I had the brake reassembled and the circlip in place. No swearing, no yelling, no dog kicking. This is how the winch looked when I got it home. It had been sitting out in a paddock for a couple of decades. It is actually a 1977 model.
Cheers,
Ben
P.S. This is the project. His name is Mario and he is an '84 HJ47.