Best way to stretch a new winch
06-29-2009, 04:19 AM
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Best way to stretch a new winch
I have a new Warn winch. What is the best way to properly stretch the cable?
I have heard of ideas such as winching the Jeep while the parking brake is partially applied. Any other ideas? The manual says a 500 lb load should do it....how do I replicate this?
I have heard of ideas such as winching the Jeep while the parking brake is partially applied. Any other ideas? The manual says a 500 lb load should do it....how do I replicate this?
06-29-2009, 05:11 AM
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Fully extend the cable and then remove. Replace with synthetic line. Wind back in under tension of pulling the Jeep up a slight slope. Best $100 upgrade you can make.
However, if that is not in the picture, fully extend the cable except for a few (5-6) wraps on the drum. While the cable is extended and not under a lot of tension, apply a light coating of light oil to the entire cable. Allow it to penetrate the cable. Then apply tension by pulling against the emergency brake or pulling up a slight grade. You should see oil squeezing out of the cable strands as tension is applied. This lubricates the individual strands and allows them to slide against each other protecting the small cable strands. Wipe off excess oil as it nears the fairlead. Wear gloves and be prepared to stop the winch if your glove or wrag snags a cable strand. The winch will easily pull your hand through the fairlead. Do the wiping far enough away from the fairlead that you can stop the winch before your hand gets there. Alternatively, forget the wiping as you reel in and wipe the excess from the winch plate and fairlead when you are done.
However, if that is not in the picture, fully extend the cable except for a few (5-6) wraps on the drum. While the cable is extended and not under a lot of tension, apply a light coating of light oil to the entire cable. Allow it to penetrate the cable. Then apply tension by pulling against the emergency brake or pulling up a slight grade. You should see oil squeezing out of the cable strands as tension is applied. This lubricates the individual strands and allows them to slide against each other protecting the small cable strands. Wipe off excess oil as it nears the fairlead. Wear gloves and be prepared to stop the winch if your glove or wrag snags a cable strand. The winch will easily pull your hand through the fairlead. Do the wiping far enough away from the fairlead that you can stop the winch before your hand gets there. Alternatively, forget the wiping as you reel in and wipe the excess from the winch plate and fairlead when you are done.
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I was just quoted $315 
for 100 ft. to replace winch cable on my XD9000
06-29-2009, 02:04 PM
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So let me get this right....... Oil up my sister-in-law and tie
her to a telephone pole....then put my mother-in-law under my
jeep to simulate a parking brake......winch both of them through
the fairlead, uninstall the cable and sink the evidence in a lake and
replace with a synthetic cable. Perfect!
BTW, what synthetic cable do you recommend? Are they all
pretty much the same?
her to a telephone pole....then put my mother-in-law under my
jeep to simulate a parking brake......winch both of them through
the fairlead, uninstall the cable and sink the evidence in a lake and
replace with a synthetic cable. Perfect!
BTW, what synthetic cable do you recommend? Are they all
pretty much the same?
06-29-2009, 04:27 PM
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I work with wire slings moving equipment every day. Jkdoc knows his stuff. Just rember to do that process every month or so depending on your weather conditions. Wire rope likes oil.