1973 Toyota FJ40 Build.....Long Road Ahead

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Aha key to success was this guy! The vibration loosened it up!
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Alright so I got the motor casing and motors removed on both winches which is good. I also removed the bolts mounting the upper housing to the lower and attempted to remove it. Anyways, couldn't get the job done. I'm nervous to beat on it as I don't want to damage it. Any ideas on how to get the two cases to separate? Am I missing something?
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Looks great man! Did you order new stickers from Warn? I'm curious if they can send you a replacement sticker for your S/N. Also how did you get the two cases to separate?

Thanks for the tip, I'll find a shop and see what they say.
 
Sully73FJ40 said:
Looks great man! Did you order new stickers from Warn? I'm curious if they can send you a replacement sticker for your S/N. Also how did you get the two cases to separate?
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Yep - just call and ask for the decal kit for an older 8274, it has a window for the S/N. I just hit the side of the upper case with a rubber mallet, be aware there is a tongue and groove along both sides of the case if you try and pry it apart ;)

Tucker
 
tucker74 said:
Yep - just call and ask for the decal kit for an older 8274, it has a window for the S/N. I just hit the side of the upper case with a rubber mallet, be aware there is a tongue and groove along both sides of the case if you try and pry it apart ;)

Tucker
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Thanks Tucker.. I tried to pry it apart and now I will Move towards pounding with a rubber mallet. Also I'll be ordering a couple decal kits from Warn. Thanks for the lead on that.
 
MicahMan said:
I just keep whining in my head..... He has two winches I don't have any, make him share ha ha ha ha!

Looks great keep up the good work!
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Brother, search craigslist or put up a wanted listing for one. I'm sure there is someone on this forum hoarding a old one in a barn underneath some rubble somewhere. It would be great to see you get your hands on one and begin rebuilding it.

Thank you by the way.
 
MicahMan said:
For sure! Us 73 guys have to stick together. I want one before cruise moab. Along with a long list of other stuff!

I'm definately going to watch this one as I hope to have an 8274 soon!
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Great, hopefully you'll Be able to learn from my mistakes with these as I'm sure there will be a couple.
 
Got my new solenoids in... They appear to be the same exact style as the original warn solenoids. Except they are smurf blue, I guess that's where they came up with the "blue streak" name. I honestly thought the ones I ordered were black. Here's a couple pictures
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Just looked online for the blue streak ss581. It looks like they typically run about $20 to $32 each. I purchased what Rock auto shows to be the ss581 and their image is of a black solenoid. Anyways paid $15.00 bucks a piece. Good buy, hope they work!
 
Linkage..

Hey Man, looks like I got enough stuff here to connect your foot pedal to the carb............

Looking good there on the winch work.......:wrench:
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Awesome! I'll shoot you an email in a second! I really appreciate it Grant!

Do you think those solenoids will work I just got in? I can't find any info anywhere on if they will run continous. I know Tucker mentioned People are skeptical.
 
Don't know about those...
Need to be there abouts 100% duty cycle rated, if not they will stick closed under load leaving an uncontrollable situation..... seen that before, wasn't a pleasant experience..........
 
Thanks I'm uncertain if these are continous. This is probably my first fail in the winch rebuild. Hmm...
 
waiting for time said:
Just put in a master switch so you can cut off the power.
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I apologize but I'm not understanding. I'm not an electrical genius so could you clarify? By putting in a switch, does this make the solenoids continous?
 
Sully73FJ40 said:
I apologize but I'm not understanding. I'm not an electrical genius so could you clarify? By putting in a switch, does this make the solenoids continous?
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No - he is stating you should put a marine type isolation switch on your power to the winch. This is a good idea anyway IMO, but would allow you to kill power to the winch in the failure case before it causes damage ...

Tucker
 
tucker74 said:
No - he is stating you should put a marine type isolation switch on your power to the winch. This is a good idea anyway IMO, but would allow you to kill power to the winch in the failure case before it causes damage ...

Tucker
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So I need to return these solenoids and get different ones.
 
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