You will probably have to replace the winch unit anyway, so just do what the thieves do and cut the cable?A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
8th Sep 2010 6:00 pm
BrianT
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My tyre winch stuck halfway a few months back,tried turning 22mm nut back and forward a few times then put some more strain on the wheel and it seemed to release but only after about 30 mins.
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8th Sep 2010 7:00 pm
dgarside
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I'll second Brian, who just happened to be stood next to me last time it happened to me.
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8th Sep 2010 7:33 pm
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Well we got the wheel off and it's now in the boot.
I need to have a proper look at the winch or just get a new one.
There's always something eh?
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You are safe now, Dave - that was your "third"!A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
8th Sep 2010 8:55 pm
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Yes of course it is!!! Hurrah and relax!!
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Funny that this thread should pop up today. When TFC was round the other week he spotted that my spare was hung the wrong way round i.e. with the shiny bits of the alloy facing the ground so the outer of the wheel gets hit with every stone, stick and goodness knows what else flys about under there. I hadn't noticed it in six months of ownership but hey ho.
So anyway at the weekend dropped the spare down turned it over, reconnected the cable and started winding the winch. Then I found out why the previous owner had put it in the wrong way round. About three inches from the top the winch started clicking as I turned it and would't wind up any more. I could not in any way get it to raise the final three inches, with no amount of turning, lowering and raising.
So I had to turn the spare back round the wrong way and hoisted it up that way until it was fully home, of course you leave three inches more cable extended that way becuase the cable has to go further through the wheel when the wheel is the wrong way round.
I'm guessing that my winch had had it and the only option is a new one?
9th Sep 2010 3:56 pm
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I must admit that in 5 years I have never touched my spare. I know my dealer gives it a squirt of air every year (on top of my routine checks) but does any part of a routine service call for the winch to be checked?
I'm worried that after years of being ignored it might be seized beyond use!
9th Sep 2010 6:53 pm
zig
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It should wind down ok. The problem occurs if you wind it up without a load on it, which is the natural thing to do if you have placed the wheel with the pumptured tyre in the boot so that you can take it to be repaired.
9th Sep 2010 7:21 pm
The Transformer
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I had this last week, managed to get it moving but was very stiff.
We had winched ours up with no tyre
9th Sep 2010 7:25 pm
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Im going to try a full un wind of the cable and then rewind it back.
If not Im going to smash the ing thing with a lump hammer and get e new one from TLO.
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but hey ho.
ing thing with a lump hammer and get e new one from TLO.
