Thread: Warn XD9000 motor grenade

Note that the connection studs are a different pattern - A and F1 at one end and F2 at the other (Warn is A at one end, F1 + F2 at the other).
Could be a trap for young players.....

I can see that you are aware of this. Just for others interest, if the F1 and F2 field leads are transposed, the motor will run quite happily in the reverse direction, but not in accordance with the controls. I assume that the replacement motor is marked up to run the same direction as the original, but to be sure it should be tested either without any rope on the drum, or the rope has enough off the drum to prevent it jamming into the fairlead if it runs the wrong way.

I add the following just for interest: I use a product called "Denso Tape" wrapped around all the spots on the winch that are susceptible to either water ingress, or corrosion. It is a flat fibrous tape impregnated with a petroleum based grease like substance. It is "sticky" enough to hold on to any surface. You may want to either fit extended breathers, or leave a small area around the drain hole open. I apply it to everything in sight around the winch, including all the mounting hardware. I used this stuff extensively on offshore oil rigs for years on equipment constantly exposed to mud, chemicals, salt water and roustabouts with high pressure wash down hoses.

Just to round this out, the new brake assembly arrived during the week I finally got it all back together tonight.

If anyone else is replacing the brake on one of these, watch out for the length of the new hex drive shaft. In my case the brake kit came with 2 new shafts of different lengths.
The long one was definitely too long, but the short one still gave an overall combined brake/shaft length about 5mm longer than the original. Enough to prevent the drum support from sitting in correctly.
The old brake has a slightly different construction and the shaft was pressed in so reusing it wasn't an option.
After much head scratching and making sure everything else was seated OK, I ended up cutting the new shaft down to match the old one. All fitted together perfectly after that.

I can also confirm that the Iskra motor rotates in the same direction as the original Warn one if you connect the field cables in their original designations - ie original F1 cable to F1 stud on the new motor etc.

Steve