Winch Woes

[hippie metal]

tow it out there and leave it?

nah. Synthetic line+bow+arrow+thick ass tree branch 20+ft off the ground= sick vantage point in a jeep in a tree

[HitItWithSomeSpeed]

why dont you try not getting stuck

Bitch, its to pull your sorry ass out... like always!

[bangarang]

Fair enough

[Wide-J]

Its the metal "brush" pieces that actuate the motor. one is straight up fucked, and I cant get a new wire to solder to it. so the thing will only ever spin a hair before it locks up again. It could be a few other things, but im like 99% sure that its that. If I can just get a new cover from that side with all new wires and shit already soldered up id be golden.

I will tell you, at least with my Warn 8000 I have, I have the same problem with the old motor. The brush broke when I pulled it apart to rebuild. It's still apart because I havent got around to rebuilding it. That being said, I know Warn does not sell the brush for it and I need to replace the motor. For me its not a big deal since I was going to go through it anyway. As said before, you can get the exploded diagrams and go from there. Hope this helps.

[HitItWithSomeSpeed]

:crosses fingers hoping MileMarker will sell just that cover and wiring assembly:
Thanks for the input Steve, even if I have to buy a new motor tho, I figure its cheaper than a new winch. besides, the motor is probably shot in this one anyway.

[Wide-J]

Yeah I hope they sell you it too! If not, motors arent too bad and then you know it's reliable.