My WARN 8274 rebuild part 1..... (1 Viewer)
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Flint: Great write up, thanks for all the info. I plan to rebuild my 8403 that I have had for over a quarter of a century, I guess it is probably due! A few questions if you don’t mind.
1. Do you know of any major differences in the 8403 and the 8274?
2. Where is the best place on-line to order parts?
3. Have you found a supplier in the US for the Albright solenoids?
4. Or is there another alternative available here?
Thanks again for all the help.
1. Do you know of any major differences in the 8403 and the 8274?
2. Where is the best place on-line to order parts?
3. Have you found a supplier in the US for the Albright solenoids?
4. Or is there another alternative available here?
Thanks again for all the help.
Add me to the list of guys helped out by this thread! Probably wouldn't have pulled it apart without the great photos and writeups.
Cheers to flintknapper, AWL_TEQ and the pirate4x4 guy
Here's a before and after shot for mine. Didn't get a good "old" shot from the front.
Mine didn't have too much sludge in it, and overall was in great condition inside. I had bought the lower housing kit, but turned out they were all in excellent shape, so I have them for spares now. It did like to throw sparks whenever it was spun in or out, but that is gone now. Added some more grounding from the motor to the solenoid mount as well.
I did have major issues getting the brake apart, so when I went to reassemble, the "gentle persuasion" I gave it to come apart came back to haunt me. I ended up having to take a grinder to the end of the centre brake shaft, the only part that's visible past the spring clip. I noticed once I got the inside brake housing past that point it slid around perfectly and only the 1/4" or so after the channel for the clip was causing me grief. So after just a little grinding, everything went together beautifully. If you have the same issue, I would highly recommend doing this!
In putting the bearings back in, I didn't have magnets, which would probably be the best, so I turned the winch vertical while assembling and did a very light run of grease around the inside of the center ratcheting gear; just enough for the bearings to stick to. It held well, and shouldn't be enough lube to cause any issue.
I would consider this project doable for pretty much anyone, so don't be afraid to jump in. There is a ton of info here, and as long as you keep your parts in the right place it's not too challenging.
Thanks again guys!!
Yeah I know I have to replace those screws on the solenoid cover.
Cheers to flintknapper, AWL_TEQ and the pirate4x4 guy
Here's a before and after shot for mine. Didn't get a good "old" shot from the front.
Mine didn't have too much sludge in it, and overall was in great condition inside. I had bought the lower housing kit, but turned out they were all in excellent shape, so I have them for spares now. It did like to throw sparks whenever it was spun in or out, but that is gone now. Added some more grounding from the motor to the solenoid mount as well.
I did have major issues getting the brake apart, so when I went to reassemble, the "gentle persuasion" I gave it to come apart came back to haunt me. I ended up having to take a grinder to the end of the centre brake shaft, the only part that's visible past the spring clip. I noticed once I got the inside brake housing past that point it slid around perfectly and only the 1/4" or so after the channel for the clip was causing me grief. So after just a little grinding, everything went together beautifully. If you have the same issue, I would highly recommend doing this!
In putting the bearings back in, I didn't have magnets, which would probably be the best, so I turned the winch vertical while assembling and did a very light run of grease around the inside of the center ratcheting gear; just enough for the bearings to stick to. It held well, and shouldn't be enough lube to cause any issue.
I would consider this project doable for pretty much anyone, so don't be afraid to jump in. There is a ton of info here, and as long as you keep your parts in the right place it's not too challenging.
Thanks again guys!!
Yeah I know I have to replace those screws on the solenoid cover.
Thanks for the help...
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Thanks for the help...
Good looking restoration there!
Awl_TEQ
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Agreed - I like that powder color (looks like powder anyway) 
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Agreed - I like that powder color (looks like powder anyway)
Rustoleum makes a "hammered" paint that produces a finish very similar to the one in the photo.
Either way, it looks very nice.
Awl_TEQ
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Excellent application in that case!
Hello. I'm putting new solenoids on my warn 8274. So I just picked up some Cole herse constant duty solenoids, now I'm wondering if they are all supposed to be the same? The ones I got have the 2 small terminals, am I going to be ok to just put them on and wire the same as what was on there? Reason I ask, is I think that these solenoids have to have both small terminals hooked up to work, one power and the other is ground.
Thanks for any help.
Thanks for any help.
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I'm pretty sure those type of solenoids are insulated post solenoids which require the small ground post to be grounded on each of the four solenoids, otherwise they will not function.
Nick
Thanks! That's what I thought. So what's the deal with the old solenoids? They had 2 small terminals but only 1 was hooked up?
The old solenoids on my 8274 were ground through the base therefore did not require it to be grounded through the ground terminal.
Nick
Thanks. Usually the ones that I've used before that ground through the case only have 1 small terminal.
Also got it all done and wired up and it works great! Been a bad year for my winch, the motor blew up last time using it skidding logs, so I put on a new motor, then the solenoids decided to die.
FineWynsFJ40
Too much to do...
Forgive me for not reading the middle couple of pages, but I don't necessarily see how you guys cleaned your cases, inside and out? Wire wheel, mineral spirits, sandblasting? What, other than the hammered finish paint, did you use to coat them? They look so shiny! I'm gonna do this as a winter project, and need to gather information before hand. Thanks guys, all your rebuilds look great!
Where'd you source your drain plug from?
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Planning to build up a twin motor M8274, with a lot of stronger Gigglepin internals.
Want to get someone to bead blast and powder coat the housing.
Do I ask them to specifically use 'bead' blasting, as opposed to 'sand' blasting?
Any surfaces/areas of the housing that should not be blasted and coated?
I assume that I just get the external surfaces of the housing powder coated, not the inner surfaces, is that correct?
Should I ask them not to powder coat the mating surface between upper and lower housing halves, and is there any other surfaces that I should ask them to not powder coat?
I'd like to get the housing powdercoated like this, the limited edition M8274-60...
...would it be easy for a powder coating business to coat the housing like this, leaving the raised 'ribs' on the top of the housing bare like this, but powder coating between the 'ribs'?
I'd like a clutch knob like that as well, but Warn said they only made enough to go with the limited edition winches that they made, so do not have any as spare parts.
Want to get someone to bead blast and powder coat the housing.
Do I ask them to specifically use 'bead' blasting, as opposed to 'sand' blasting?
Any surfaces/areas of the housing that should not be blasted and coated?
I assume that I just get the external surfaces of the housing powder coated, not the inner surfaces, is that correct?
Should I ask them not to powder coat the mating surface between upper and lower housing halves, and is there any other surfaces that I should ask them to not powder coat?
I'd like to get the housing powdercoated like this, the limited edition M8274-60...
...would it be easy for a powder coating business to coat the housing like this, leaving the raised 'ribs' on the top of the housing bare like this, but powder coating between the 'ribs'?
I'd like a clutch knob like that as well, but Warn said they only made enough to go with the limited edition winches that they made, so do not have any as spare parts.
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I have 2 Warn Series 18 electric winches. Both need solenoid packs. Can I build these using standard MOPAR solenoids? And where would I locate a wiring diagram for this project? ANY information would be wonderful and greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Thanks
I asked my powder guy the same question. He said it would be easier to coat the whole thing then have the powder removed from the ribs and polished than to tape it twice for coating. Especially since the first coat for the blasting is duct tape.
