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OPERATION AND SERVICE INFORMATION
Page 11
Owner’s Manual and Service Guide
Read all of manual to become thoroughly familiar with this vehicle. Pay particular attention to all Notes, Cautions and Warnings
Pull out desired amount of cable and secure.
Engage drum by rotating knob until it snaps in
place. Never operate winch unless clutch is
engaged.
To prevent damage to wire cable, never hook
cable to itself. Always use a nylon sling (Ref. Fig.
18 on page 11).
Stay clear of winch, cable and cable hook. Place a
heavy cloth, jacket or blanket over cable to act as
a damper should cable break when operating
winch (Ref. Fig. 18 on page 11).
Remember that winch operation with engine off
will drain battery and may leave insufficient power
to start vehicle. Always let engine idle while using
winch.
When operating winch, keep entire area in view.
Never release free spool clutch while cable is
under load.
Never work around winch drum or cable under
tension.
Unplug winch remote control before working on
winch drum in order to prevent inadvertent opera-
tion.
Take up slack in cable slowly. Stop winch before
cable becomes tight and inspect all attachments
such as winch attachment, hook attachment,
nylon sling (if required) and load attachment.
Plug winch remote control into receptacle located on
dash panel (Ref. Fig. 19 on page 12).
To unwind cable, locate clutch knob on winch (Ref. Fig.
19 on page 12). Pull out knob and rotate 90° to lock out.
Using handsaver bar, pull cable from winch drum. Leave
at least five turns of cable on drum. Engage drum by
turning clutch knob 90°, returning it to original position.
To wind cable, use handsaver bar to keep tension on
cable while activating remote. When winding cable,
make sure it winds tightly and evenly onto drum leaving
no gaps that could cause premature wear to cable. When
using winch under a load, operate remote control as far
Fig. 17 Mounting Winch
Clevis
Pin
Spring
Pin
Winch shown mounted at front of vehicle
Ref Wmt 2
Fig. 18 Use Nylon Sling and Install a Damper when
Winching
Ref Wca 3
Nylon
Sling
Damper