Thread: Capstan winch. Will a SIIA winch fit on a SI?

Originally Posted by vin16660088

There was a capstan winch in a 51 80ich i was given, am i right in saying that the series one capstans are different to the series twos or is it the way they are mounted. Anthony.

The Capstan winches on the Series 2 and Series 1 that I owned in the sixties were identical, and both were fitted from new for the SMA.

Although that was not an 80" (it was an 88"), the ones I have seen on 80" and 86" Landrovers have also been identical as near as my memory serves, although there were probably small detail differences through time.

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Although that was not an 80" (it was an 88"), the ones I have seen on 80" and 86" Landrovers have also been identical as near as my memory serves, although there were probably small detail differences through time.

John

John

Although planned from the pre-production stage Capstan winches only became available in 1950/51 so most of the 80" vehicles now with them have actually been retrofitted.

The Aeroparts capstan winches known to have been fitted from new on several 86/107 Land Rovers have a base plate which has a continuous curve from the front LHS around the bollard and finishing at the rear LHS. These also have drain notches in the ring around the baseplate and an "A" suffix.

The series 2 capstan winches and often seen fitted to 80" as well have a flat at the front and rear of the base plate. This is probably a modification for the 88/109 models because of the shorter space in front of the grill panel and a "D" suffix.

There is also a difference in the drive shaft length in some models.

Diana