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What the heck - Spare Wheel Winch Design
Ok, so why and when did they change the spare wheel winch??
Popped the cover with my trusty 22mm socket and electric screwdriver in hand only to find a flange with a hole in the side. Presumably this hole is for the hook on the scissor jack handle but what was wrong with the original hex bolt design?
Ensuring consistent tension whilst raising with the winch now requires 2 people or risks jamming the mechanism.
A major step backwards on a design that was less than perfect in the first place.
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MY12 had the 22mm winder so after Nov 2011.
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28th May 2013 11:59 am
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Dropped mine out and retracted as normal to fit an RLD protector all on my lonesome ....so I'm not sure what you mean Rob ? 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
Looks like they've made a bad design even worse, no leaving a socket on there and pushing an extension between the seats into it now, you're pretty much forced to empty the boot and lift the seats to get at it The End
28th May 2013 3:09 pm
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Yep, that's what I have so my handy socket extension will not be required anymore and it a little more challenging keeping the tension on. I used to pull the spare away from the vehicle to keep tension on it whilst winding with the other hand until gravity took over. Not as easy with the new style.
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Yes mine has the hex ...it was built on Dec 12th 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
28th May 2013 7:36 pm
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Mine was built on 11 Jan; guess a few weeks makes all the difference.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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....so I'm not sure what you mean Rob ? 
