D2 Winch Installation

The winch was in really good shape except that it...

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For the sake of clarity, the article was written by Bill Martin and underscores the installation process with some really nice photos.

Just a quick note on my D2N winch project. I will do a follow up on the internal rebuild. I have crossed all the seals and bearings and will post them for future reference to others..

This is the follow-up to the D2N winch on my 1956 D25U. The following photos will show what I found internally. As you can see there was a good bit of surface rust which led to a complete disassembly. I first took a steam cleaner to the parts then used a brass wire wheel to remove all the surface rust from gears, shafts and misc parts. Upon closer inspection the bearings were found to have rust and seals were dry/hard thus the search began for the replacements. I wanted USA made bearings so it took a bit longer to find. The other parts all cleaned up nicely and were oiled to prevent rust.  The biggest challenge was the removal of the brake components. The pins were seized up and required many hours of tedious work to finally get them out. Once out they were either cleaned up or replaced along with any oilite bearingsAnother challenge to find was the retaining clip for the coupler shaft. The one on it was broke and felt sure reusing it would have surely come off and pin would have come out. I managed to find a couple to have a spare. I have three separate manuals showing different D2N winch installations and would be glad to share copies of what you may need to help with a project I don’t claim to know everything about anything but am willing to share what I do know.Just let me know. Have a good day…….Bill Martin.
 

You should purchase several sets of all the replacement parts you found and sell them in a kit. I get a commission for coming up with the idea.

Great idea Bruce.....I could put a note in with each kit saying to send you your 20% cut directly......😂