Great follow up and PICS!
Your patience and perseverance paid off.
Sorry to hear of the accident, those are never fun. Hopefully the rest of your work on the 8274 will go smoother.
Again, good job Sir! 👍
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Its possible. Ideally we would want to support the underside of the disc and press the shaft out, but not everyone has access to the tools to do that.
The disc is fairly thick and has reinforcing 'ribs' cast in but even so using a puller distorts the disc slightly if a lot of pressure is...
I would be inclined to drive the brake disc back down a bit. Inspect the end of the shaft to be certain it has not been 'belled' any from hitting on it. If so, use a file to go around the circumference of the shaft and dress it.
Soak liberally with PB blaster let sit overnight. Apply heat...
Yeah, about like 4 years ago.
Most of my family live out there. But Travis can fill again quickly with good local rain and rain 'up the country'.
Seen it happen many times in my lifetime.
Good job. The 8274 is more than up to that task and the high retrieval speed means you aren't there all day doing it (or spooling line back in).
What you did and other chores like that are what I use mine for 99% of the time. I have mine mounted on a Early Model Bronco that I use around the...
Oh I'm a big 8274 fan. Had mine since new in 1983, have hundreds and hundreds of hours of use on it....so intimately familiar with its strengths and weaknesses. Freespooling one that has sat for a long time is almost certain to give some trouble. Sometimes easily overcome...other times might...
Best way to keep an 8274 working properly is to 'exercise' it several times a years....to include free spooling line out 75' or so and powering back in.
Very few worm drive winches on the market these days (Ramsey). Worm gears are self braking.....so any issues free spooling will be drum...
Do as I told you and inspect your brake assembly. Also check to see that the winch (when/if mounted) is mounted squarely so the drum is not binding, but most issues with free spooling are brake related. Or you are trying to pull the line out too quickly or you need to pay out a small amount of...
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More likely the brake needs to be cleaned and serviced. The drum rides on a couple of nylon sleeves (bearings) so unless they are worn completely through and the drum riding on the housing....then corrosion is not your issue.
The brake however will cause drag when trying to free spool...
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Agreed, that was my first thought when I saw it too. 👍
That splined cam is extremely rough.
I'd 'color' it with a permanent marker pen. try to fit it to a the intermediate gear and anyplace it showed an interference fit (pen markings rubbed off) I would address that with a file or crocus...
Haha.....
Yeah, couple of wedges and a hammer/short axe (and knowing when to use them) will prevent that. No need for a second saw to cut yourself out if you get stuck (it happens). But its amazing how many folks don't understand the dynamics of cutting wood and 'tension and compression'.