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Just a minor detail but the 6x6 winch is 9000lb. The 4x4 one is 8000.
Sounds like something has gone wrong with the engaging dog on your winch. or else the key has either broken or come out of the winch mainshaft drive. Another scenario is that the worm drive wheel is stripped but that's unlikely.
Thanks for the heads up, Brian...on the winch size.
Is it difficult to dismantle the winch to get at the main drive?
Cheers, Jack
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Where did I get this "Fossicker" nic from?
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Unfortunately you have to remove it from the vehicle to dismantle it Jack. You will have to drain the oil first otherwise it will spill out of the boltholes on the drive side when you remove them. Check the lever side first where there is no oil. Take the round cover off and see what you find there. The lever moves an engaging dog which is allen keyed on the mainshaft which goes thru the centre of the drum. Check that the key is in position and the dog is functioning. If all looks ok there your problem will be on the other end where the worm drive and gear is located. " Fossicker" is what everyone gets when they first subscribe on here.:) CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by GypzyJack
Did you manage to resolve this?
If so, what was the issue?
If not, can you advise whether the winch including shafts etc. are M8000 or M9000?
Because as I understand it, the M8000 has 19mm shafts whereas the M9000 has 22mm shafts and I'm wondering whether it could be a mismatch of the two? ie: 22mm shafts/yoke from PTO connecting to 19mm shaft on M8000 winch? Would that account for things not rotating correctly? And maybe as a result the winch got stuck in position where it thinks it is under load. Would rotating in reverse 'unload' the winch enough to allow the dog clutch to disengage?
Yes, I resolved what the problem was.
There was evidence that both winches had been used in the bo 6x6's and from evidence of mud I assume that the 6x6 with the broken winch was badly bogged.
After removing the winch from the vehicle and dismantling the dog lever side, I discovered that the dog lever had been pulled forward out do the housing, probably got caught up in the which rope attached from the other 6x6 ( i can't imagine that much force coming from a hands-on manual repositioning of the lever), and destroyed the cast yoke inside.
Cheers, Jack