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Winches, Recovery Gear, & Communications
Smitty XRC 9500
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<blockquote data-quote="tJKrider" data-source="post: 462617" data-attributes="member: 25640"><p>The first thing to rule out is the primary clamp connection. When I bought my JK the clamp wasn't seated all the way and I had a few instances where the vehicle acted like it had a dead battery. I took a hammer and a socket and tapped it on so the base was completely seated and it's been fine since. Depending how you are attaching your winch connections you could be creating/aggravating this scenario by twisting or tilting the clamps. It's the stupidest clamp design I've ever experienced. To look at it you'd swear it's fine - mine was only raised 1/16" or so. That's all it takes to have intermittent contact. Others have changed theirs which is something I will ultimately do as well...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tJKrider, post: 462617, member: 25640"] The first thing to rule out is the primary clamp connection. When I bought my JK the clamp wasn't seated all the way and I had a few instances where the vehicle acted like it had a dead battery. I took a hammer and a socket and tapped it on so the base was completely seated and it's been fine since. Depending how you are attaching your winch connections you could be creating/aggravating this scenario by twisting or tilting the clamps. It's the stupidest clamp design I've ever experienced. To look at it you'd swear it's fine - mine was only raised 1/16" or so. That's all it takes to have intermittent contact. Others have changed theirs which is something I will ultimately do as well... [/QUOTE]
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