From: Ken Boge (ken@clovermachine.com)
Date: Tue May 11 2004 - 13:02:03 PDT
Grant,
There is a brake on the worm shaft opposite the yoke. Supposed to prevent
the drum from unreeling cable on its own. You might check this by removing
the cover and checking its condition before taking the winch apart. It may
need adjusting.
Ken
> I have a 10k Garwood PTO winch on an M35 and it takes quite a bit of force
> to turn the input shaft. You can turn the yoke itself by hand, and I'm
> able to spin the shaft by sticking a screwdriver in the hole. Kinda makes
> the screw driver flex a bit. Its comfortable to spin the yoke with a 16"
> pipe wrench, can't feel it too much then. :) This is of course with no
> drive line connected. Its pretty much the same with the clutch in or
> out. It also gets momentarily harder to turn once in the same spot every
> revolution. Is this bad? Should I inspect the inside of the winch? I
> don't know what to expect when I open it up. Will roller bearings explode
> all over the place?
>
> :(
>
> Grant
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