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Waldo

Member Since: 18 Jul 2010
Location: Bit South of Manchester
Posts: 240

Winch Refurb / Conversion from steel to synthetic

So I got myself a winch with my Defender when I brought it.
Due to the insurers being thieves I couldn't install it until now (I've turned 21)
Now as I had the winch removed by Nene and a fresh standard bumper installed it arrived all packaged up and hasn't been unwrapped since.
I have unwrapped it this weekend and found I've got myself a Superwinch EPi9.0 which I believe is quite a decent winch from what research I've done this afternoon.

Unfortunately one of the lugs on one of the "control box cover" into which the bolt goes to secure it to the motors/gearbox has fractured off.
Now I've found myself a replacement for this from first four however my question is can i convert this winch to run with a synthetic line.
Do i need to change the drum to do this or is it just a simple swap.

I intend to get all of the externals bits blasted and then powder coated so it looks like new.
However if I don't need to change the drum should I steer clear of getting this coated so nothing ends up getting on the inside of it and interfering with the engagement?

Also is there anything else in particular I should avoid powder coating or anything in particular to look out for when stripping and rebuilding.
Unfortunately I don't have a winch remote yet so can't connect it up to the Land Rover and see if it runs okay.

Photo of broken control box cover

Click image to enlarge Defender 90 XS TD5 (03 Reg)

20th Apr 2014 8:26pm

Rakthi

Member Since: 30 Nov 2012
Location: Where the cats are
Posts: 200

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 HCPU Stornoway Grey

Swapping from steel cable to synthetic is just a simple swap. No need for a new drum. You will need the fairlead for the synthetic rope though. The one with the rollers will damage the rope.

21st Apr 2014 12:36am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6678

Winch remote for sale in the classifieds section

21st Apr 2014 6:35am

Autoairride

Member Since: 18 Apr 2014
Location: Nth Norfolk
Posts: 10

2002 Defender 90 Td5 HT Auto Chawton White

With the powder coating, make sure you advise whoever does it for you to mask the areas that didn't originally have coating. I had some winch parts coated once and they coated everywhere! I had to have them stripped, then masked and recoated.

Why are original coatings on winches so poor? They seem to start corroding in no time at all! Warn and Superwinch included. Even regular coatings of wd40 only slows the process down. It still happens... As always, I know it's down to the bottom line....

21st Apr 2014 7:49am

couplands

Member Since: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Peak District & Cornwall
Posts: 1826

On my Warn winch, I dismantled it and sprayed it with wheel paint (the silver is very close to the original Warn colour). It's been very good so far, seems much tougher than the original paint.

Cheers

Simon

Ps I also swapped to Dyneema synthetic rope. I just rubbed the drum with sandpaper to remove any rough bits, also fitted an aluminium hawse. Bought both from goodwinch.com.

21st Apr 2014 8:13am

Waldo

Member Since: 18 Jul 2010
Location: Bit South of Manchester
Posts: 240

Thanks for the advice everyone.
I have already taken apart the cable guide and tidied it up so that may be for sale soon.

I'll set up a thread. or maybe use this one to track my progress.
Will probably be going for a very heavy duty powder coat that hopefully won't chip. Defender 90 XS TD5 (03 Reg)

21st Apr 2014 1:53pm

blackwolf

Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: South West England
Posts: 17374

2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Warn powdercoat seems to redefine appalling, and the corrosion resistance of their aluminium-based seems very poor in my experience. I've never had any issues of this kind with my Huskys, which are all much older than my XD9000i.

You get what you pay for.

21st Apr 2014 11:40pm

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