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Been a little while and a lot has gone on...with everyone else's projects just not really my FJ40. I suppose that can be a good thing because it means it's still running and going strong, no news is good news right?
Meanwhile, some of my favorite YouTubers ( @BenjaminCA, @40FOX, @Vexvader )have moved on and bought other projects themselves, or are making great progress. Seriously, if you haven't seen their channels, check them out. I know I'm always looking for some good landcruiser content, entertaining and educational.
So I ended up also getting myself a new project as well. Price was right and I've always liked the 80 series too. So if you'd like to check that out it's in my signature line.
In the meantime, I started getting my winch ready to install. I always knew there was something wrong with the winch in that it had some rusted out wires and bolts (possibly overheated). The local (newly reinstated TLCA club Battle Born Cruisers of Northern Nevada) is doing a run in a couple weeks so I wanted to be ready for that. So I go to remove the old wires, make new ones and remove rusted nuts and bolts in the process. There was only one problem, I snapped the rusted bolt off, no problem I can just remove the nut from the stud, clean it up and put a new one on, right? Wrong. Turns out the stud is soldered to this little control system that I think engages the winch when it gets signal from the remote.
I took it apart to see about replacing it. Well it's ripped off the wire that was soldered to it.
So I'm thinking my fix could be just to put a new bolt through with the wire wrapped around it and maybe some solder. I don't know how well the solder would stick to the head of a regular bolt as was the case with the original Warn stuff.
If anyone has more winch repair/rebuild experience please school me on if my idea will not work.
Meanwhile, some of my favorite YouTubers ( @BenjaminCA, @40FOX, @Vexvader )have moved on and bought other projects themselves, or are making great progress. Seriously, if you haven't seen their channels, check them out. I know I'm always looking for some good landcruiser content, entertaining and educational.
So I ended up also getting myself a new project as well. Price was right and I've always liked the 80 series too. So if you'd like to check that out it's in my signature line.
In the meantime, I started getting my winch ready to install. I always knew there was something wrong with the winch in that it had some rusted out wires and bolts (possibly overheated). The local (newly reinstated TLCA club Battle Born Cruisers of Northern Nevada) is doing a run in a couple weeks so I wanted to be ready for that. So I go to remove the old wires, make new ones and remove rusted nuts and bolts in the process. There was only one problem, I snapped the rusted bolt off, no problem I can just remove the nut from the stud, clean it up and put a new one on, right? Wrong. Turns out the stud is soldered to this little control system that I think engages the winch when it gets signal from the remote.
I took it apart to see about replacing it. Well it's ripped off the wire that was soldered to it.
So I'm thinking my fix could be just to put a new bolt through with the wire wrapped around it and maybe some solder. I don't know how well the solder would stick to the head of a regular bolt as was the case with the original Warn stuff.
If anyone has more winch repair/rebuild experience please school me on if my idea will not work.
not supposed to be that loose right?) As I pull it off, I noticed some dings on both break shoes and wonder what could have caused that they were brand new.
