MAINTENANCE
The following steps should be performed a minimum of once a year or when unit is placed in
storage.
LUBRICATION
Cable: Lubricate cable with Whitmore’s Wire Rope Spray, WD40 or equivalent. Spray shaft
and cable as cable is being wound. P77712 & P77912 only.
Gears: Remove covers and lubricate the gears with a lithium base grease. Be careful not to
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Powerwinch
712, 712-S, & 912 Trailer Winch
ALWAYS use exact Powerwinch replacement cable (p/n
P7188800AJ). Winch rating and cable strength are matched for safe
and optimum performance. NEVER replace cable with unnapproved parts.
REPLACING CABLE
!
CAUTION
ALWAYS wear leather gloves when handling cable. Steel cable can
cause serious damage to hands.
1. Disconnect wire harness.
2. Loosen clutch knob, turn counterclockwise and
free-wheel cable completely out.
3.
drum.
4. Slide collar away from cable then push old
cable out of drum shaft.
5. Insert new cable through shaft. Cable must be
inserted through side opposite counter bore.
6. Insert stop sleeve over end of cable until cable
onto cable.
7. Pull cable back through shaft until stop is
seated in counter bore of hole.
8.
around cable.
9.
over tightening can cause damage to clutch.
10. Reconnect wire harness to unit. Power-in cable, keeping tension on cable as it is winding.
Cable must wind from top of cable spool.
NEVER wound cable incorrectly, it may cause loss of power and risk damage
to level wind plate. If cable is not correct too loose or wound on one side,
unwind cable then rewind while keeping tension on cable.
Stranded Cable
Stop Sleeve
Crimp or Solder
Over End of Cable
Completed Installation
Counterbore
Drum Collar
Drum Flange
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