Another Warn 8274 rebuild

[Mad Chemist]

I picked up a 1970's era Warn 8274 off Craiglist for $175, in order to put the M8000 that was in front out behind the rear bumper.

I installed a new brake and lower housing kit and new oil after cleaning out the old gunk. I also upgraded to the newer style solenoids, as the existing power pack was missing a cover and the remote.

After buffing it down, I gave it a couple coats of aluminum rim paint, followed by a couple coats of clear to make it nice and pretty. Finally, I had to modify the "Hell For Stout" front bumper to work with an upright winch, and make a winch plate to get everything mounted up. I'm happy with the end product, and hope I don't need to use it!

Here's pics of the mount:

 

[Mad Chemist]

Here's pics of the winch, after the rebuild:

 

[Mad Chemist]

Finally, pictures of everything mounted up:

 

[marks69cruiser]

How much did the new solenoid cost? I was told there are some 8274's to watch out for as they cannot be updated? Your winch looks awesome and is exactly what I am looking for. Any info on bringing these gems back to life would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Mark

 

[Poser]

How much did the new solenoid cost? I was told there are some 8274's to watch out for as they cannot be updated? Your winch looks awesome and is exactly what I am looking for. Any info on bringing these gems back to life would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Mark

Mark-

There is not really a "bad" 8274...

There are a lot of threads in this winching section on these units...

Read away!

 

[Awl_TEQ]

Very nice work madchem - well done!

Marks69 - flintknapper has an awesome thread usually at the top of the winching section and there are several others including mine in my sig below.

 

[Mad Chemist]

The new solenoid upgrade (4 solenoids, mounting bracket, cover and remote) I think ran me ~$200 bucks? I'd have to track down the receipt to say for sure. The new solenoids also work with the remote kit that Warn sells, which is something I might get at some point. The brake kit was ~30-40 bucks, and the lower housing kit was ~$75.

As mentioned, there are some very nice write-ups here that I used as a reference for rebuilding mine, there's a good one in particular that originally showed up on Pirate. I wouldn't have spent the money on the rebuild if I hadn't gotten such a good price on it initially. If I had paid what they usually pop on on Craigslist for, $500-600 bucks, I would have more likely just used it "as is". At least now I'm a bit more confident in its condition.

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

The winch looks good David! You are ready to hit the Busy Wild now!

Regards,

Alan