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Winch shifter fork
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:39 pm
by Gerry
Went to remove shifter shaft from fork and couldnt find a set screw. Looks like the hole was welded. Has anyone seen this?
Thanks,
Re: Winch shifter fork
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:15 pm
by chicklin
Gerry wrote:Went to remove shifter shaft from fork and couldnt find a set screw. Looks like the hole was welded. Has anyone seen this?
Thanks,
By "hole" do you mean the notch in the shifter shaft or the threaded hole in the fork? Either way, if one of them is filled, maybe somebody sheared the set screw trying to disengage the winch. Those clutches can get stuck on the shaft pretty bad if they sit dry for a long time or get water in them and rust.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 3:04 am
by Gerry
On the fork itself where the set screw goes. I cant find a set screw. It looks solid.
Thanks,
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:52 am
by chicklin
Gerry wrote:On the fork itself where the set screw goes. I cant find a set screw. It looks solid.
Thanks,
Strange. What would keep the shifter shaft from just rotating inside the fork? Was this ever working for you?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:55 am
by Gerry
just bought it. I was thinking maybe a rod wasput in to replace the set screw and welded in place
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:01 am
by chicklin
Gerry wrote:just bought it. I was thinking maybe a rod wasput in to replace the set screw and welded in place
Maybe, but I'm not sure how you'd get it off the shifter without shearing the rod (which may have been done by the PO). On mine, at least, there was a set screw in the fork and a notch in the shifter shaft where the set screw locked into place so the fork couldn't move.
Does yours have the notch in the shaft? If so, and if there really is no screw in the fork, I'd say drill and tap it and put in a new screw.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:16 pm
by Gerry
I have to grind out the weld. I assume there is a notch. I think a rod or something is in the notch being held by the weld. Will work on it again on sat.