ATV & UTV Winch Maintenance Tips & Cable Replacement 

The cable should come off the bottom of the drum and straight out through the roller fairlead. Never seen one come of the top and down to the fairlead and out .

Am I the only one that saw the new rope get wound in the wrong direction? It is supposed to wind under the winch drum for optimal operation.

Concise, utile, easy to understand. I currently unspooled my rusty steel cable for the first time in a long time. It was a chore and somehow the "out" became "in" 2/3s of the way!?! I managed to get the whole cable out eventually by securing one end of the cable around a tree and then gently throttling the machine in reverse. Once out, I put on sturdy water-proof gloves. I got a small rag and a can of rust paint (silver gray). I poured the rust paint onto the rag, then ran the rag down the entire cable adding paint as needed (hence the sturdy water-proof gloves). In minutes, what once was a rusty cable transformed into a new looking cable!! You get better/faster coverage using a rag than a brush or spray AND you actually use less paint. I'm going to lube the winch system as per this video but I'm thinking I might re-spool the cable running it through a bar of dry hard soap. I think a steel cable will rust up fairly quickly even if oiled so cyclic maintenance and this rag trick won't take too much time while keeping the cable in decent condition. *Makre SURE your newly painted cable is completely dry before re-spooling. With this rag-painting-process and soap, I won't get oil all over stuff if/when I use the cable. Thank you for this vid Sir!

Didn't watch the whole video, but you need to change the rollers too or they will mess up your new rope. Cable creates fractures on the rollers, you can easily feel these with your fingers, and these will damage the rope.

Well done and professional. This really helped me as I'm a new ATV owner

no bs sponsor stuff, all business way to do it guys!!! good stuff

Awesome advice and great video. Am going to order 6" rope and rubber stopper. Had no idea I could do that, it is going to help alot during snow season!

How come his cable comes from the top thought all cables should come from bottom when winding in...

Thank you for posting this helpful video

Helped me a lot - short and on the point with god tips !

So comprehensive! Fantastic maintenance tips!! Thank-you so much!

Gerat vide! Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Shouldn't that rope be wound up by rolling it on the bottom of the drum and not the top?

Lol, my dad got the winch stuck on the rollers (brought it in too far) and now we can’t even do the free release. Looks like it’s time for an upgrade

Really helpful video, thanks very much 👍🏼

Thanks - this is helpful. Appreciate it.

great instruction video, very helpful. thank you .

Good, informative video. Thanks!

I know this video is old but what's the name of that rear trunk.

I have the same 2014 grizzly in camo im replacing the rope on lol

Thanks brother.

What’s the rope diameter ??🙏🏻

What do you think would be better in winter for snow plowing the wire or rope?

It's on backwards..

Could you guys please do a video on the Tusk Adjustable Width Racing Axle?

I wish my winch was that exposed and easy to work on

I miss Steve

I wouldn’t follow any of this guys advice. He has the rope winding over the top of the drum which is wrong and he also has a roller fairlead which is just for steel cable. You need to replace that with a smooth rope fairlead. Duh!