Winch install videos?

[Balor]

Anyone know or have videos installing a warn winch on a rubicon?

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[Wabujitsu]

Billy, have you done a search on YouTube? There should be tons of them available.

 

[jadmt]

installing a winch is pretty basic...pick your bumper and winch plate. Warn has good instructions on wiring....

 

[Balor]

Billy, have you done a search on YouTube? There should be tons of them available.

I Did. Just wanted first hand experience from you guys on the forum.

 

[Balor]

installing a winch is pretty basic...pick your bumper and winch plate. Warn has good instructions on wiring....

I'm sticking with the Rubicon steel bumper and I'm looking at the warn winch.

 

[jadmt]

I'm sticking with the Rubicon steel bumper and I'm looking at the warn winch.

that is what I did and I used a maximus-3 winch plate which makes for an easy clean install. Maximus3 has good instructions..pretty much as simple as pulling your bumper off and installing it and then installing the winch and installing the bumper back on..

 

[Wagabond]

I used the Maximus-3 winch plate which was very straight forward.
This was the video I studied before hand:



and this one gave me some more of the torque specs.




If you are going for the same winch plate, I only loosened the bumper support bracket on one side. This allows a little more play with the elongated holes when trying to get the 8 bumper bolts aligned when putting it back on.

The inner bumper bolts are tricky to get to after mounting the winch, you need the tight combination of 18mm deep socket and right length of ratchet extension to work it.
Retightening the bumper support bracket was an exercise in tightening one ratchet click at a time due to very limited space.
As it is a piece of safety equipment I did use a torque wrench for the first time, to give me piece of mind.

Loosening the skid plate brackets is recommended, as you’ll likely drop the nut for the winch plate at least once, and need those loosened to retrieve it from the bottom.

Wiring - I bought the blue sea cut off switch and bracket for it from American Adventure Labs, but haven’t used it yet as the posts on it are too big for the connector ends on the wires from Warn.
I used a spring grabber tool (like this https://www.amazon.com/ANRANK-Flexible-Grabber-Pickup-Spring/dp/B07PLVG1ZC) to poke down next to the airbox and bend the inner fender to then clip the cables and pull them up through the gap. No need to remove the grill or the airbox like some videos suggest.

 

[Terrymo]

First I always check Youtube for videos by @Tech Tim from @Northridge4x4. Then I’ll look for Quadratec videos with “Hey Robbie here…”

 

[Balor]

that is what I did and I used a maximus-3 winch plate which makes for an easy clean install. Maximus3 has good instructions..pretty much as simple as pulling your bumper off and installing it and then installing the winch and installing the bumper back on..

Thank you Jadmt, this is the I was looking for.

 

[Balor]

I used the Maximus-3 winch plate which was very straight forward.
This was the video I studied before hand:



and this one gave me some more of the torque specs.




If you are going for the same winch plate, I only loosened the bumper support bracket on one side. This allows a little more play with the elongated holes when trying to get the 8 bumper bolts aligned when putting it back on.

The inner bumper bolts are tricky to get to after mounting the winch, you need the tight combination of 18mm deep socket and right length of ratchet extension to work it.
Retightening the bumper support bracket was an exercise in tightening one ratchet click at a time due to very limited space.
As it is a piece of safety equipment I did use a torque wrench for the first time, to give me piece of mind.

Loosening the skid plate brackets is recommended, as you’ll likely drop the nut for the winch plate at least once, and need those loosened to retrieve it from the bottom.

Wiring - I bought the blue sea cut off switch and bracket for it from American Adventure Labs, but haven’t used it yet as the posts on it are too big for the connector ends on the wires from Warn.
I used a spring grabber tool (like this https://www.amazon.com/ANRANK-Flexible-Grabber-Pickup-Spring/dp/B07PLVG1ZC) to poke down next to the airbox and bend the inner fender to then clip the cables and pull them up through the gap. No need to remove the grill or the airbox like some videos suggest.

Thank you Wagabond for this outstanding information.

 

[Balor]

First I always check Youtube for videos by @Tech Tim from @Northridge4x4. Then I’ll look for Quadratec videos with “Hey Robbie here…”

Terrymo thank you for the video and information

 

[azjl#3]

painter tape to keep nut in winch...

Install rope on drum before installing winch.

Have a helper.

 

[Balor]

painter tape to keep nut in winch...

Install rope on drum before installing winch.

Have a helper.

Thanks azjl#3

 

[MojitoWilly]

I used the Maximus-3 winch plate which was very straight forward.
This was the video I studied before hand:



and this one gave me some more of the torque specs.




If you are going for the same winch plate, I only loosened the bumper support bracket on one side. This allows a little more play with the elongated holes when trying to get the 8 bumper bolts aligned when putting it back on.

The inner bumper bolts are tricky to get to after mounting the winch, you need the tight combination of 18mm deep socket and right length of ratchet extension to work it.
Retightening the bumper support bracket was an exercise in tightening one ratchet click at a time due to very limited space.
As it is a piece of safety equipment I did use a torque wrench for the first time, to give me piece of mind.

Loosening the skid plate brackets is recommended, as you’ll likely drop the nut for the winch plate at least once, and need those loosened to retrieve it from the bottom.

Wiring - I bought the blue sea cut off switch and bracket for it from American Adventure Labs, but haven’t used it yet as the posts on it are too big for the connector ends on the wires from Warn.
I used a spring grabber tool (like this https://www.amazon.com/ANRANK-Flexible-Grabber-Pickup-Spring/dp/B07PLVG1ZC) to poke down next to the airbox and bend the inner fender to then clip the cables and pull them up through the gap. No need to remove the grill or the airbox like some videos suggest.

I have been debating this same set up since I bought my 25 Rubicon. The maximus plate seems like the best option. Thanks for posting the videos !

 

[Balor]

Thanks for all the information, I have what I need.

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