GET TO KNOW YOUR ROPE
REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS
Know Your Synthetic Winch Rope Before you begin, you should familiarize yourself with your synthetic winch rope.
Zeon Synthetic Series Winch Rope Removal THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND IF NOT PRECISELY FOLLOWED THE LIFE OF THE WINCH AND WINCH ROPE MAY BE COMPROMISED.
WARNING Always Know Your Winch. Take time to fully read the Instructions and/or Operations Guide, and/or Basic Guide to Winching Techniques, in order to understand your winch and its operations. Standard Duty, Heavyweight, Ultra Performance & Premium Series Synthetic Winch Rope Removal: NOTE: For Zeon specific winches, skip to Zeon Series Winch Rope Removal section. THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT AND IF NOT PRECISELY FOLLOWED THE LIFE OF THE WINCH AND WINCH ROPE MAY BE COMPROMISED.
Rope Hook
Rope Thimble
Abrasion Sleeve
Things You Will Need: • Gloves
• Standard Flat Head Screwdriver
CAUTION Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling winch rope.
1.
Disconnect the negative cables from the battery that are used to power the winch.
Things You Will Need: • Gloves
2.
Disengage the clutch.
Heat Sleeve
3. Using gloves, freespool winch rope off drum. NOTE: For ease of removal, e nsure there is no tension on the winch rope prior to attempting removal. 4. Using a flat head screwdriver, find the oblong
Rope Eyelet
• Standard Hex Wrench Set
CAUTION Always wear heavy leather gloves when handling winch rope. 1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery that is used to power the winch.
Figure 1
hole in the puck. Insert end of flat head screwdriver in the hole of puck and using leverage against the drum, dislodge puck.
Synthetic Winch Rope :
The synthetic winch rope is constructed of a unique ultra high molecular weight polyethylene material and offers tremendous tensile strength. It is coated with a high temperature urethane and equipped with a temperature resistant sleeve on the örst layer for added protection. The synthetic rope’s high øexibility and low weight make it much easier to handle out in the öeld.
2.
Disengage the clutch.
3. Using gloves, freespool winch rope off drum. NOTE: For ease of removal, e nsure there is no tension on the winch rope prior to attempting removal. 4. Remove the button head fastener and rope washer securing winch rope. Remove winch rope completely and discard.
Abrasion Sleeve :
The abrasion sleeve is provided with the synthetic rope and must be used with the synthetic rope at all times to protect the rope from potential abrasion wear. The sleeve has a loose öt so it can easily be positioned along the synthetic rope to protect from rough surfaces and sharp corners.
Rope
Rope Washer
Button Head Bolt
Heat Sleeve :
The heat sleeve is made of with a high temperature material. It offers the outer layers of the synthetic rope protection from brake heat generated during normal use of the winch.
5.
Remove the puck and pull the winch rope through and out of the rope anchor pocket.
Rope Eyelet :
The rope eyelet is the attachment point of the rope to the winch drum.
Rope Hook :
The rope hook is attached to the rope thimble at the end of the winch rope. The rope hook is used to secure the rope to the load/vehicle or anchor point and is rated based on the capacity of the rope and the winch.
Rope Thimble :
The rope thimble protects the synthetic rope from pinching and abrading where it comes in contact with the hook.
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