Posted by Johnd [71.246.83.158] on Sunday, December 07, 2014 at 07:33:20 :
In Reply to: Front Fenders Sanded posted by Willy-N [72.171.192.122] on Saturday, December 06, 2014 at 21:44:16 :
Mine would only shift with a hammer.
After a lot of screwing around, I found one of the shaft keys was cracked into two pieces but the crack was almost invisible. When I removed the shift collar, the key fell out in two pieces.
That was the problem. I bought a new one from VPW and once I installed it, smooth shifting.
I know it probably is not the common reason for hard shifting on the winch, but it is something else to check.