BKLYNH2
I think we all went through the same thing.
I ordered the 9.5ti with multi-mount through 4 Wheel Parts Wholesalers. I also received the the unit with the 6 foot battery cables attached, but I also received the shorter cables with the quick-connect end. So I thought oh no big deal, I will just switch the cables. Holy S#*t, It took me about 5 minutes to take the unit apart and switch the cables, but an hour and a half to get it back together again. During reassembally I started to worry about not being able to get it back together. The spool in the middle of the two cases has a spindle on each end. There are numerous gears on each end of the spindles. In short all the gears have to line up just right before a spindle on one end will drop in. After one end is in, you have to get the other end in and guess what? Once you get the other end in, the first end comes out. After attempting this many times the stars lined up and both ends lined up and the cases when together. What a relief. The winch works perfectly. I have used the winch to pull my H2 out of a high center situation in sand.
The seals didn't seam to be any big deal. They were just O-Rings seated in grease, one at each end. One did fall out of it's race though after I had gotten the spindle on that end in, so I had to take it back apart to put the O-Ring back on.
The Multi-mount was also a pain, but I think I may have caused that problem. When I drilled the vertical hole in the MM, I pushed the MM all the way into the receiver to mark the location of the hole. After I drilled the hole, the lock pin was tight. If I had pulled the MM out a small amount before marking the hole location, I would them have been able to wiggle the MM and locking pin around. I solved the problem by taking the bumper off and enlarging the hole that the locking pin goes through with a rotatory tool. I then primed and painted the bare metal. The locking pin now drops in easily.
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