Ramsey Winch Resurrection

[@donlum9128]

I cleaned my Ramsey 8k winch today. 28 yrs old seldom used. Cleaned connectors and solenoid nuts and copper straps. Used toilet cleaner 25 % acid cleaned off rust and corrosion works great.

[@harvestblades]

Have a REP 8.5e I will be doingbthat to as soon as I find a controller.

[@onetruebob_tj]

Great work! Another top notch video from Bleeping Jeep. Keep em coming.

[@bigcheese82]

Big fan of the quality of video editing. Great work again

[@bradleycampbell5933]

use copper water pipe, hammer it flat and cut then drill holes. works for electrical cable ends too. hammer it flat and solder it in

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

That was my original idea but I just happened to have the copper plate laying around. The only thing I would add if using copper pipe is to anneal it after you pound it flat so it doesn't get brittle and break prematurely.

[@bradleycampbell5933]

sweet! no real reason to anneal it. copper is soft and will generally stay soft. and it is available all over the country and canada too. it is a great way to make a battery cable end as well.

[@SINNERCHIROPRACTIC]

Soldering works surprisingly well..I've slit, flattened, and soldered copper water pipe over a square body gas tank hole...

[@UnitCrane514]

An owners manual that says when it breaks, just "Whack it with something!" Sounds like a great product! Put me down for an order, I want 10! 😊😎

[@harvestblades]

Honestly that is a tried & true "fix" for a stuvk solenoid & something manynofvus have down on a starter over the years. It isn't a fix but it will get you buy which is the key if yourvrig is stuck & or you have 100' of cable spooled out.

[@Shop-Goblin]

Nice mate! I have a 1994 grand cherokee with 31×10.50×15 under it

[@hectorsandoval6817]

Felicitaciones!! Adelante 🍀☘️👏

[@AZBADBOYz]

WOW, thanks! I have the same winch and it's doing the same exact thing.

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

I'm glad to see this can help. That's really why I do these videos, so hopefully you guys can fix your stuff when you see them. It sucks having to replace an $800 winch when the repair might be as simple as a piece of copper plate. I hope you can fix yours like I did! Thanks!

[@AZBADBOYz]

Well bad news, wasn't my issue. Pretty sure my switch is bad now. Everything looks like brand new inside plus being in AZ we get very little water/humidity issues. Still great info to put out there!!

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

try bridging the contacts where the switch plugs into the solenoid housing. If its just the switch, bridging the contacts will activate the winch. It doesn't hurt the winch either. Give that a try before you buy a new switch.

[@IceTeeXx]

You know something is built tough when the manual tells you to start hitting stuff to try and fix it lol

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

IceTeeXx no kidding! I had to laugh when I read it but it really worked the first time I did it.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

Great repair man ! kinda wonder why that split like that ? Must of been rattle in that bar and over time it cracked ..

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

ShawnMrFixit Lee Ya, I think over the years of wash-board roads it finally just fatigued and cracked. The copper straps hold the solenoids in place on the rail so there is a bit of vibration that goes through the straps as the solenoids jiggle going down the trail. I probably should have annealed all the plates but I didn't think of that until a few days after the repair.

[@shawnmrfixitlee6478]

It may hold up fine man ! good fix ..

[@ozo1010]

Thats a nice winch , the construction looks better thatn my warn x9000i

[@coachd6100]

Hahaha... Bird noises. Loved the solenoid whack.

[@harvestblades]

Is that a universal winch controller? I have a Ramsey REP 8.5e with no controller and looking for a reliable, but budget friendly option.

[@gilliland426]

great video and winch!

[@tedaregi9861]

i got a 4500lb winch from a buddy of mine for my atv. i cant find a manufacture on it anywhere. the prob. i am having im trying to hook it up and there is no A post on the winch also there is no ground hookup on the bottom . Any ideas would be very helpfull. Thank You so very much.

[@danwieland9827]

Why in these videos is the wind always so bad ?

[@garybrown9719]

Good catch next use your meter first Saves time

[@kevino2139]

Nice Vid!!! Keep it up!

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

So what do you guys think- Ramsey or Warn? Which is better?

[@enterBJ40]

+Tyler Bleepinjeep for industrial heavy duty application RAMSEY is the name. Warn is ok for weekends off roading

[@outcastartickat]

i have a ramsey winch question bought a rew8000 used the ground term on the winch body do i ground it to the frame or run it to the ground on the batt. 3 trems on the winch 2 larger ones go to the solenoid box and ground goes?

[@bleepinjeep]

+downsouth_ Zj to the battery

[@outcastartickat]

+BleepinJeep k thanks can't find much info on how to wire a Ramsey winch online but for 150 bucks for what I paid for it I'll ask and build from scratch.

[@outcastartickat]

k so their is only two terms on the winch it self no ground lug so how does the motor ground?

[@joshprice7545]

I need help I have a 94 jeep xj and need help with the front pump seal its auto can you make a video or something

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

Water pump seal?? Can you be more specific?

[@joshprice7545]

Transmission

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

Ooooh... That's a bad one. You have to pull the whole tranny out to do it. I would recommend a complete rebuild at that point. If the pump seal is worn out, the guts are probably not far behind. It would be cheaper to find a low- mileage used tranny and swap it in.

[@southgajeeepers2416]

Awesome

[@DependableAutoTruck]

i have a warn winch looks just like that one its a i8000

[@MrAgatto2]

you could have just silver brazed the plate... if you did not have one convient it would have been stronger then the copper plate

[@bradleycampbell5933]

write it all down and read it for the end messages. dry run it..read it to yourself and go slower than you think you need to. good luck

[@Ep1cSh0rtz]

Badass

[@southgajeeepers2416]

Looks like you have your outs and ins mixed up

[@NickInTimeFilms]

South ga jeeepers Watch where the cable is on the drum. Without tension on the cable it starts riding back up and appearing to go the opposite direction.

[@yjmoneypit]

wth thought this was xjs only ?

[@bleepinjeep]

yjmoneypit you thought wrong

[@yjmoneypit]

kinda funny since my screen name is yjmoney pit was a joke

[@bleepinjeep]

yjmoneypit I'd love to have all kinds of jeeps, maybe even yotas and other 4x4's one day!

[@tylerbleepinjeep606]

I think a guy should have a whole quiver of jeeps...I mean why limit yourself to just one?!? :)