I am running the used Superwinch hubs that came with my D60. Took 'em apart, cleaned 'em up and put them back in. I can't get them to unlock.
My hubs seem to be short a spring. In my experience with other hubs (Warns), there is a spring behind the dial and another spring under the locking slug (whatever it is called). When you turn the dial to "lock", the dial spring forces the slug teeth to engage. When you turn the dial to "free", the spring under the slug forces it to disengage. My hubs only have a spring behind the dial (no spring under the slug). This did not seem right, so I called Superwinch - they insist that there should not be a spring under the slug, but were basically no help beyond that - I get the feeling the guy I talked too didn't really know his stuff. How does the slug move into the "free" position if there is no spring to push it there?
I can take the hubs apart and re-assemble them in the "free" position and they are unlocked, but as soon as I turn the dial to "lock", they are locked until I take them back apart. I can move the dial to "free", but they stay locked. Yes, I have verified this by jacking up the wheel and spinning it while watching the axle shaft through the knuckle.
There basically no grease in there, so it is not due to excessive grease.
My hubs seem to be short a spring. In my experience with other hubs (Warns), there is a spring behind the dial and another spring under the locking slug (whatever it is called). When you turn the dial to "lock", the dial spring forces the slug teeth to engage. When you turn the dial to "free", the spring under the slug forces it to disengage. My hubs only have a spring behind the dial (no spring under the slug). This did not seem right, so I called Superwinch - they insist that there should not be a spring under the slug, but were basically no help beyond that - I get the feeling the guy I talked too didn't really know his stuff. How does the slug move into the "free" position if there is no spring to push it there?
I can take the hubs apart and re-assemble them in the "free" position and they are unlocked, but as soon as I turn the dial to "lock", they are locked until I take them back apart. I can move the dial to "free", but they stay locked. Yes, I have verified this by jacking up the wheel and spinning it while watching the axle shaft through the knuckle.
There basically no grease in there, so it is not due to excessive grease.
