Owner's Manual

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Item 68144
Maintenance and Servicing
Procedures not specifically explained in this manual must
be performed only by a qualified technician.
TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY FROM ACCIDENTAL
OPERATION:
Disconnect the Battery Cables before performing any
inspection, maintenance, or cleaning procedures.
TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY FROM WINCH
FAILURE:
Do not use damaged equipment.
If
abnormal
noise or vibration
occurs, have
the
problem
corrected before further use.
Cleaning, Maintenance, and Lubrication
1.
BEFORE EACH USE,
inspect the general
condition of the winch. Check for loose hardware,
misalignment
or
binding of moving parts, cracked
or broken parts, damaged electrical wiring,
corroded
or
loose terminals, and any other
condition that may affect its safe operation.
Examine the wire rope. Do not use the winch if
the wire rope is frayed, kinked or damaged.
2.
AFTER USE,
wipe external surfaces
of the winch with clean cloth.
3.
Lubricate the wire rope occasionally with a light oil.
4.
The winch’s internal mechanism is
permanently
lubricated. Do not open the housing.
However,
if
the
winch is submerged, it should be
opened, dried, and re-lubricated by a qualified
technician as soon as possible to prevent corrosion.
Wire Rope Replacement
1.
Move Clutch Handle to the Released position.
2.
Extend the Wire Rope to its full length,
noting how the existing Wire Rope is
connected to the inside of the drum.
3.
Remove old Wire Rope and attach new assembly.
WARNING!
Do not replace with inferior
Wire
Rope.
Only use a wire rope rated to the same rating
cited on the specification chart or better.
4.
Retract Wire Rope onto Wire Rope
drum being careful not to allow kinking.
Refer
to
instructions
for
tensioning the wire rope
under Preparing the Wire Rope on page
9.
5.
Test Electric Winch for proper operation.