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I had the PTO to winch drive shaft retubed (.120 wall) 6 1/2" longer this past week. The drive shaft with my winch kit must have been from an M39-series truck. Found a great hole-in-the-wall drive shaft specialist who did the work fro $240. That's beats the heck out of buying a new one for $350 PLUS and the ride. The retubed shaft is straight as an arrow. A quick coat of flat black paint, some grease on the slip joint and the winch collar and it was ready for install.
On Saturday, with the help of Soldier B and C, we installed the drive shaft for a perfect fit. We tested the winch operation in both directions. Success. Reattached the wire rope to the drum and secured it to my pick up truck hitch receiver for some winching resistance. Slowly we wire brushed and sprayed the wire rope with some Mac's Chain and Wire Rope Lube from Napa (good stuff). We would winch in 25-30 ft. and clean and lube another section. The hardest part was probably laying down that first full layer everything else fell into place with a couple of minor adjustments. I did discover that my drag brake is in need of adjustment, as we experienced some bird-nesting, but we were able to correct. Sorry, I was too busy and dirty to stop and photograph the work session. BUT, here's the end result with Soldier B (clutch man) taking pride in the in his efforts. HE really likes the lead chain hanging on the bumper
On Saturday, with the help of Soldier B and C, we installed the drive shaft for a perfect fit. We tested the winch operation in both directions. Success. Reattached the wire rope to the drum and secured it to my pick up truck hitch receiver for some winching resistance. Slowly we wire brushed and sprayed the wire rope with some Mac's Chain and Wire Rope Lube from Napa (good stuff). We would winch in 25-30 ft. and clean and lube another section. The hardest part was probably laying down that first full layer everything else fell into place with a couple of minor adjustments. I did discover that my drag brake is in need of adjustment, as we experienced some bird-nesting, but we were able to correct. Sorry, I was too busy and dirty to stop and photograph the work session. BUT, here's the end result with Soldier B (clutch man) taking pride in the in his efforts. HE really likes the lead chain hanging on the bumper