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After viewing your video I'm afraid your winch will need to be tore down. Sounds like broken parts in there. Sorry Seth
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Winch drum not turning?
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It's hard to believe something is actually broken, since this winch was rebuilt and obviously has not seen any use after that...
I say drain the pass.side oil, remove the winch as a whole; put it on its side (drive housing down) and pull the clutch side end housing. That will sure end all mystery...
I added a picture below, posted by another member (had it saved to my folder and can't remember who's it was...)
During assembly- and not after- that small woodruff key could have (inadvertently) slipped out of its keyway. Then, even a well-tightened set screw alone would not prevent the shaft from rotating inside the fork. So this may explain why Plowboy's winch doesn't work. And who knows, Seth's...??
Assembling that shift mechanism inside the tight housing can be kind of tricky. Sometimes it takes more than a "little pushing" to get the shift shaft in place, into the shift fork.
Doing a "trial" assembly outside of the housing will at least help to make sure all goes in, right and smooth (without excessive persuasion...)
G.
I say drain the pass.side oil, remove the winch as a whole; put it on its side (drive housing down) and pull the clutch side end housing. That will sure end all mystery...
I added a picture below, posted by another member (had it saved to my folder and can't remember who's it was...)
In this case it can...
During assembly- and not after- that small woodruff key could have (inadvertently) slipped out of its keyway. Then, even a well-tightened set screw alone would not prevent the shaft from rotating inside the fork. So this may explain why Plowboy's winch doesn't work. And who knows, Seth's...??
Assembling that shift mechanism inside the tight housing can be kind of tricky. Sometimes it takes more than a "little pushing" to get the shift shaft in place, into the shift fork.
Doing a "trial" assembly outside of the housing will at least help to make sure all goes in, right and smooth (without excessive persuasion...)
G.
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Thanks for the feedback and thoughts. I'll pull the winch and crack it open, the upside is I'll be more familiar with the inner workings 
. I poked around, but couldn't find the TM for a winch rebuild - does anybody know offhand which one it is?
G - tks for that additional pic! That one helps quite a bit.
. I poked around, but couldn't find the TM for a winch rebuild - does anybody know offhand which one it is?G - tks for that additional pic! That one helps quite a bit.
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Seth, look for threads started by Jcknife, he has a good thread on rebuilding a winch and I think it lists the TMs.
Cheers Gimp. With your help I found this thread: http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?80417-Winch-Teardown-Q&highlight=winch+rebuildd
It pointed me to TM9-2320-209-34-2-3 pages 13-45.
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For everyone having/wanting to do work on his 10.000lb-Garwood winch: check out this old TM9-1819AC 5-of-6, Chapter 18. It's 20 pages of good text and excellent illustrations; much better then any of the newer books...
This winch is the same for the G749 series (early Deuces) as for the later M44 series 2-1/2 ton trucks.
G.
This winch is the same for the G749 series (early Deuces) as for the later M44 series 2-1/2 ton trucks.
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Once you have the winch laying in the floor, it's not very hard to disassemble. Getting it off the truck is the hard part.
Unfortunately nothing yet. Shortly after starting this I was temporarily relocated for work. I get back in another month or so, and this will be one of the first projects I tackle when I get there.
Made it back into town late last week finally. Trip was great, but happy to be home. I pulled the winch today and opened it up - I think I am missing some components. This is the first time I've gotten into a deuce winch, so not at all familiar with it. I've read the TM through a couple of times, but the drawings weren't super detailed or helpful.
Taking a look at the below I believe I am missing one of the dog clutch ends as well as the shaft keys on the main winch shaft. Does it appear anything else is missing?
Taking a look at the below I believe I am missing one of the dog clutch ends as well as the shaft keys on the main winch shaft. Does it appear anything else is missing?
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In your pics I'm missing the parts marked with red numbers.
Not 100% sure about #31; maybe hiding under all that grease there...?
G.
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Here's some pic of the dog clutch.
I was digging through my garage this evening and found a small cache of parts the previous owner of the winch included in the sale. Since the winch was rebuilt I assumed they were extra components, or parts that were replaced in the rebuild. It was a foolish assumption on my part.
The good news is, I think this is everything I am missing. However, I have a few questions since I didn't do the disassembly:
The problem is that from the drawing I cant tell which part is the drum thrust ring, and which is the end frame thrust bearing?
Appreciate any help you can give.
The good news is, I think this is everything I am missing. However, I have a few questions since I didn't do the disassembly:
- the shaft keys are tapered on the ends, do the tapered ends go inside the shaft groove, or facing away from the shaft?
- I cant tell from the TM the order of operations and parts for reassembly? The TM states to
- put on drum thrust ring
- put in sliding clutch keys
- put on drum sliding clutch and end frame thrust bearing
The problem is that from the drawing I cant tell which part is the drum thrust ring, and which is the end frame thrust bearing?
Appreciate any help you can give.
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see fiqures in here and the rebuild procedure there seems straightforward using the document.
Is what you want in there? It is downloadable at post 26 and here?
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Tapered side of key goes inside the keyway.
Second from left is your drum thrust ring; 3rd from left is the end frame thrust bearing. (Large surface riding against the end frame itself).
G.
Second from left is your drum thrust ring; 3rd from left is the end frame thrust bearing. (Large surface riding against the end frame itself).
G.
I was able to get the winch back together this evening. Interestingly enough it was more challenging than I expected. I attempted to stand the winch on its end, and lift the passenger end onto it. That didn't work. I ended up having to lay the winch down and scoot the passenger side onto the rest of the body. Once I went that route it went right back together.
I tested it out and found that I can engage/disengage the dog clutch no problem. I can spin the input shaft by hand, and it rotates the drum as expected. However, once engaged I have as much as ~1/8 of a drum rotation of free play. Is that normal?
I tested it out and found that I can engage/disengage the dog clutch no problem. I can spin the input shaft by hand, and it rotates the drum as expected. However, once engaged I have as much as ~1/8 of a drum rotation of free play. Is that normal?