Warn High mount install into ARB bar

Hi guys, been slowly pottering along with rebuilding and installing of my high mount (Warn M8274) into my ARB deluxe winch bar (lowmount bar). . .

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Pretty shocking photo, but this is how the winch looked when I got it, half covered in pine needles. (Always regret not taking good photos LOL)

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It was pretty sludgy inside, but once cleaned up everything was in good nick.

I wont go into too much detail with the rebuild but found this dudes videos very helpful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXLnAqgRpFE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AetCZJxvNdU

The only main drama I ran into was the brake assembly was seized onto the shaft. It took a lot of soaking with WD40, then I had to clamp the brake assembly in the vice and hit the shaft end, which worked pretty well.

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Painted and ready for reassembly with new brake kit and service kit. Even polished the aluminium with the Dremel, which looks the goods.

Re assembly was pretty straight forward apart from getting the inner and outer brake assembly's the wrong way round. After friging round for a bit and chatting to Daz on the phone it suddenly clicked. (The're different!!)

Welded a tag on the drum to make changing rope easy, and also stronger than the old crimp and rivet.

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Put it all together with a new 6HP motor and sealed it up with ultra copper. As the motor sits upside down you have to be careful to seal up the drain hole thingy that Warn like to put in.
(Sorry, haven't got any photos of the winch assembled.)

Here you go Rossco...came up a treat!

Time for the bar to come off and pull off the TigerZ. I couldn't free spool the Tigerz by hand (always been s#!t even after rebuilding), then the solenoids were just clicking, so had to hit the control box with a hammer to get it going. Good riddance TigerZ!!!!

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Then I forgot that I never got round to putting on the new door hinges I bought after the Simpson trip, so while the grill is coming off (new chrome grill to go on) off come the guards.

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New hinges and a good chance to give the door jams a good clean. There were also a few bolts broken off for the guards, so a perfect chance to get all these sorted too.

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Old

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New.

New ones are great!! Ready for some more bloody corrugations!!

Guards back on and new chrome grill. Used the "special" clips for the grill with the screw in the middle - soooo much better!!! (Sorry no photos)


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To get away without cutting the grill for the highmount to sit the middle tube of the bar needs to be cut to the level of the front plate. Mounting the winch further back was not an option for me because of the front mount intercooler. (Not enough space)

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Need to cut a bit out of the top plate as well. Can't really see it in this photo, but the top plate that's hiding behind the middle tube.

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Welded some 5mm plate to where it mounts up so the gearbox on the winch clears the folded section in the middle of the bar.

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Someone had previously hacked the bar, so welded in some plate and also put in a couple of corners as the offset fairlead I had didn't cover the top corners.

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Closed up the middle tube.

Time for the old roller fairlead thing to come off.

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Before. . .

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After

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Winch in.

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Looking good Rossco.

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Originally Posted by AB

Here you go Rossco...came up a treat!

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Ha ha, you beat me to it!!!

Did a bit more frigging around with it this afternoon and got it sorted pretty well. Initially it was very close to intercooler and pushing on the grill into intercooler. I put a couple of big washers each side on the front mounting plate of the bar (the mounts that locate it vertically) and got it pretty good. It's pretty tight but, there's a few ml between the grill now. I'll get some more photos tomorrow, battery was dying and couldn't use flash.

Also the winch is yet to be wired. Planning running an in cab switch and also waterproof switches on the bar with a solid state solenoid under the bonnet. Got a solenoid of Ebay last week but hasn't arrived yet. . . Should be soon hopefully.

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Originally Posted by Rossco

Ha ha, you beat me to it!!! Did a bit more frigging around with it this afternoon and got it sorted pretty well. Initially it was very close to intercooler and pushing on the grill into intercooler. I put a couple of big washers each side on the front mounting plate of the bar (the mounts that locate it vertically) and got it pretty good. It's pretty tight but, there's a few ml between the grill now. I'll get some more photos tomorrow, battery was dying and couldn't use flash. Also the winch is yet to be wired. Planning running an in cab switch and also waterproof switches on the bar with a solid state solenoid under the bonnet. Got a solenoid of Ebay last week but hasn't arrived yet. . . Should be soon hopefully.

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Haha, sorry mate, I didn't think you were going to do a full write up....lol

Stole your thunder!

Hey mate a quote from my build re the in cab switches mate. Let me know if you can't read the black writing.

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Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD

In this build i also finished the incab winch control switches too.

I had a setup before but used Narva style rocker swtiches and they are not dust proof and used to jamb on. Not good

I replaced them with these and they are dust proof from super cheap.

http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1280305020

The LED lights up when the button is pressed to tell me that there is power there.

The silver button on the steering column is actually a green LED that lights up when i switch on the Winch Isolation switch to light up the switches at night. I also have a white LED marker light over the winch drum linked to this switch for night driving. BONUS!!..

http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1280305314

http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1280305314

http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1280305314

http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/St...g?t=1280305491

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Cheers Daz, have been using your thread for a bit of inspiration, it's been good. Also found some pics of Gary's set up with his spotties mounted on the bar. Have been thinking about mounting of spotties with a highmount, would rather not put them ontop if I can avoid it (stands out a bit and illegal) Looks as if Garys fit in quite well further forward and apart, I know his is a highmount bar tho. Might have a peek on the weekend for some inspiration. . .

Have you got switches up front on yours? (on bar)

Hopefully get a chance to tinker this week, but looking like it's a bit of a busy one. . .

Cheers mate, no I don't have up front switches ut am going to not all some this time when I rewire for 24v in the coming weeks.

I will install them in the side of the head light surround. They work great there.

I used a double throw toggle switch for my in and out which is spring loaded with the middle as off, and a simple single throw for the isolation switch. Up for out and down for in. You can get the little rubber covers that simple screw over them, makes them look neater (imo) and also provides dust resistance etc.

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