I love my superwinch.....

[sandcruiser]

So, right after saying how much I like my Superwinch... I've gotta eat a little crow. Its having some .... issues.

After sitting in the tropical dust/rain here without any use for about three years, it seems to have gotten gummed up. I took it apart last night and the grease inside seems pretty well pooched- very waxy and not very greasy anymore. One of the inner gears on the planetary mechanism is binding. I'll finish disassembly tonight, I imagine, but need some advice on what grease to use to reassemble... the superwinch manual says "only Superwinch grease". Yeah. Thanks, guys. If they had an outlet in Costa Rica I would buy their grease, but paying international air frieght for a tube of grease seems silly.

Anyone know what kind of grease I should use? I'm email Superwinch too, will post their response.

Still like the winch, but have to admit that it has failed me (after pretty bad abuse/neglect).

 

[sandcruiser]

well, to Superwinch's credit, they got right back to me:

Rob Middleton wrote:
> Actually, any decent gear grease will work just fine; just don't
> over-pack the gear box. A good coating on all parts is sufficient.

So, um, what's a "decent gear grease"? and sorry for the hijack.

 

[reffug]

I hated my supersuck ..........................

Was glad to rip it off the truck and install the warn 12K

 

[CELICA XX]

So, um, what's a "decent gear grease"? and sorry for the hijack.

Doesn't most auto parts stores sell the grease in a tube? (Mobil 1, Castrol, etc...)

 

[450 DUDE]

I think warn calls out aeroshell 17 it probally will work just fine.


ken