Rebuild looks great by the way.
My Old 8274 Rebuild (1 Viewer)
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Having a little trouble with the cables to the motor. All 3 seem pretty long and are definitely longer than the old ones. All this came from Warn.
Do I need to have a new cable made? I can't seem to bend the one to the armature the right way. Too short to loop, to long to bend in there.
Old cable vs new cable in first pic......
Do I need to have a new cable made? I can't seem to bend the one to the armature the right way. Too short to loop, to long to bend in there.
Old cable vs new cable in first pic......
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chupacabra
You can make your own to length, or have NAPA make them pretty cheaply.
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One final question. Where does the ground cable attach? This is a very old winch, but I put new solenoids in so just want to be sure. Does it attach to one of the long bolts holding the motor on? Guess I should have welded a ground post to the motor housing when I had it apart, huh?
1911
chupacabra
That's where the original stock ground cable was attached. It works, but a stud on the motor case (as in later Warn models) is better.
how did you get the needle bearing in and is this a warn replacement part or did you get it from another source?
thanks in advance.
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I ordered Warn part number 8356 through Amazon. Order was filled by a company called Hades Auto. took about a week and a half.
As far as getting it in there - that was the hardest part of the rebuild. If I had it to do over again, I would have left the old one in.
Make sure the housing is clean and smooth, no paint or anything. grease inside of the housing and the needle bearing. I basically held it in place and hit with a rubber hammer just until it started in. then put a 2x4 up against it and hit the 2x4 with the rubber hammer, until it was flush with the housing. I did hit it pretty hard. I just used a 2x4 to hopefully get even pressure on the back of the needle bearing. Whatever you use, keep it flush with the needle bearing. I'm sure there is a better way, hopefully someone else will chime in here. Good luck.
As far as getting it in there - that was the hardest part of the rebuild. If I had it to do over again, I would have left the old one in.
Make sure the housing is clean and smooth, no paint or anything. grease inside of the housing and the needle bearing. I basically held it in place and hit with a rubber hammer just until it started in. then put a 2x4 up against it and hit the 2x4 with the rubber hammer, until it was flush with the housing. I did hit it pretty hard. I just used a 2x4 to hopefully get even pressure on the back of the needle bearing. Whatever you use, keep it flush with the needle bearing. I'm sure there is a better way, hopefully someone else will chime in here. Good luck.
I heard about using a deep well socket for the needle bearing install and removal
