To: 80scool@yahoogroups.com
From: "David Morse" <dfmorse@qwest.net>
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 04:44:45 -0600
Subject: [80] WINCHES - corrosion connection
Reply-To: 80scool@yahoogroups.com

On Jun 16, 2004, at 8:04 PM, jcolvin@ican.net wrote:

> I'll never buy a warn again. After 4 years on the truck my Warn stopped
> working. I opened it up and the motor was a solid mass of corrosion.
> There was no weatherproofing at all, just a hole on the underside to 
> let
> water out and salt spray in. Then again, I live in a cold climate
> (canada eh) where they salt the roads. Perhaps in Cali or New Mexico 
> you
> wouldn't have any issues with a warn.
>
> I can see no reason the milemarker won't last the life of the truck.
> Then again, I use the winch only when I or a buddy get stuck, which is
> rarely. If you are doing a lot of crawling and need a winch on a 
> regular
> basis the MM might be too slow (although the new 2 speed is a lot 
> better
> than the old single speed winch).
>
> Jonathan Colvin

Amen Jonathan; although I don't use my Warn very much, it has saved my 
bacon many times. Most people don't realize the corrosion connection 
and the way Warn puts their winch together. They just throw some stiff 
grease inside and hope for the best.

The Warn winch is part steel and aluminum. Because of this the steel 
shafts will corrode to the al housings. Sooo...

Here's what one does on a day when energy abounds. Take the winch off 
the truck and take it apart. Clean everything. Using Amsoil grease, 
re-grease everything; all the inside alloy parts, the way it should 
have been done at the factory. Presto, new winch that will not freeze 
up on you when you need it.

David in Denver, CO, USA
94-FZJ80