PTO Fairlead Roller Jiggle

[Lusedekache]

Does anyone else with the factory PTO winch have a fair amount of freeplay in the vertical rollers on the fairlead? Mine has a long bolt that goes through a full-length bushing which both go down the center of the roller together. For some reason there is enough of a gap between the bushing and the inner surface of the roller (about 1/4") to allow the roller to wiggle when grasped. Is this a feature of the original design? The horizontal rollers don't jiggle nearly as much.

 

[beanz2]

There is a sleeve that runs inside along the length of the roller. The bolt is supposed to run inside the sleeve, may be this is missing on yours? Discontinued item, but see if you can find a metal tubing or pipe that is close to the proper size or find a guy with a parts PTO.

Dave