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Yes right! Sorry about my bad english.
There's a TM about the winch maintenance, but nothing about the motor. Seems it's not serviceable, but I can't immagine that a hydr. motor is not serviceable.
What I don't understand is why leaks when winch is not in use, and under load it's almost the...
it's not the valve on the hydraulic motor. It's a small valve with a spring inside, quite easy to grab with 2 fingers and pull out the pin. it sits on top of the winch friction enclosure, near the winch drum, not on the hydr. motor.
The valve on top of the winch? Thatbyou can pull out with 2 fingers? But it should not completely full with oil, only 2/3 right? so I do not understand where the oil came from and spill out from there.
Or do I not understand the function of this valve? I thought its's to compensate the oil/air...
Hello forum.
My hydraulic winch motor leaks. Oil drops from time to time from the safety relief valve, also when winch is not operative. Did someone had the same problem? Or did someone open the winch motor and did some mantainance on it?
Thanks for any help!
Christian