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Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 19:59

Member - one way ticket (VIC)

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howdy folks, I fitted a warn 9500 xp before my trip in july this year. After only 5 days the spider washers had bitten right through the pissy aluminium base plate/mounting bracket of the control box. About the middle of Sandy Blight Junction road I pulled it apart and replaced the spider washers with some heavy square gal washers which gave me about another 3 weeks before I had duct tape wrapped around the control box, driving lights and bull bar. As you can imagine I was pretty well bleep off, $2700 and duct tape everywhere. After calling the ARB dealer he said they would replace it with the same, they have nothing better!!!!

I can make something better myself, but this is bull bleep . I can't find the actual warn website. Is warn only distributed through ARB?

Any ideas would be appreciated.
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AnswerID: 384248   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 20:12

Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) replied:

Hi. Try Ateco Equipment. They have a big range as well. Bob.

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How True. Courtesy of the Breakwater.Port Maquarie
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AnswerID: 384250   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 20:24

mazcan barry replied:

hi
i just googled warn winches and it came up with www.warn.com had a quick look and there winches are on that site how hard was that?
hope this helps you
cheers mazcan barry
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FollowupID: 651994   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 21:33

Member - one way ticket (VIC) posted:

i googled warn winches and only found ARB sites, I'll try your find thanks
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AnswerID: 384258   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 21:03

River Swaggie replied:



Hiya Mate

I have the same Winch just over a year old now,Ive been through some pretty rocky places,about 120 river crossings a lot at bonnet height etc since ive had it,What are you doing to possibly cause this to happen (no blame meant),ive just looked at mine and there still perfecto...

Another thing too is use your Winch regularly and the clutch leaver,if its seen water (river crossing) the warranty is basically void and the unit can seize up.I unwind it once every 2 weeks as Ive had it seize and its common with this model..

Good-luck
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FollowupID: 651995   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 21:36

Member - one way ticket (VIC) posted:

not sure river swaggie, fitted the winch 3 weeks before we left, headed out to giles weather station and then up sandy blight, 5 days it was hanging off. * weeks all up and not even a flat tyre, so I'm not a prick of a driver??
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FollowupID: 651998   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 21:50

River Swaggie posted:


Hiya owt

Did it originally have a nut either side of the plate ??????
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FollowupID: 651999   Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2009 at 21:58

Member - one way ticket (VIC) posted:

yes it did
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FollowupID: 652013   Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 at 05:39

River Swaggie posted:



Thats a weird one.Off course there is the obvious (locktite,washers with rubber backing etc etc) or you could relocate the unit to under the bonnet like i am thinking about and firmly FIX it there..

Goodluck.
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AnswerID: 384341   Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 at 17:08

Member - Tony & Julie (FNQ) replied:

Mines been places for the last 2 years, boy I abuse that winch.

Read your thread and went out and did my first maintenance on it in 2 years.

No trouble at all with mine - sorry to see you had a bad run. Of all the winches Ive had, I must admit I do not look after them. (At all)

I had to muck around with some solenoids on one of the neglected winches once, but after cleaning the rust from the contacts we were off and racing again.

If the original does not work for you, then to make a mount yourself is the way to go. Cheers Tony
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AnswerID: 384389   Submitted: Wednesday, Sep 23, 2009 at 21:17

Shawn replied:

Try this link to get to Warn Industries spare parts for 9.5xp Replacement Parts
You just need the parts numbers to order from a winch place here (not necessarily ARB) or straight from Warn in the US.

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