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2021+MY Bronco
Bronco Winch Rope Replacement Kit
7. Use care to evenly wrap each layer to prevent damage to the rope. Tensioning the rope is critical to ensure a long
product life. Tensioning the rope prevents the rope from sinking into the lower layers under load.
8. Pass th
e remote control through the driver’s window for the driver of the vehicle to operate. Instruct your assistant to
stand to the side of the vehicle and away from the winch rope. Your assistant should signal you if the rope is winding
correctly by watching it move across the fairleadas the rope is powered in. Start the vehicle and place the
transmission in neutral. Release the parking brake while applying moderate brake pedal pressure. Power the winch
remote in. After winching in for approximately 6 ft. (2 m), stop winching. Slowly let up off of the brake pedal and then
apply the parking brake. This will ensure that there is no load on the winch rope. Then place the transmission in park
or gear and turn the vehicle off. Exit the vehicle and inspect the winch rope is being evenly wound onto the winch
drum and not sinking into the lower layer. If the rope is sinking, power the rope out and repeat this step from the
beginning with more brake pedal pressure.
9. Once you are convinced the rope is winding on the winch properely, repeat step 6 until the vehicle is within 6 ft. (2 m)
of the winch anchor. Once within 6 ft. (2 m), slowly let up off of the brake pedal and then apply the parking brake.
This will ensure that there is no load on the winch rope. Then place the transmission in park or in gear and turn the
vehicle off. Exit the vehicle and inspect the winch rope is being evenly wound onto the winch drum. Disconnect the
hook from the anchor. While holding onto the supplied hook strap, hold tension on the winch rope and slowly power
in the winch by “pulsing” the power-in on the remote control until the hook is within 3 ft. (1 m) of the fairlead. Stop
winching in and attach the hook to a suitable anchor point on the vehicle. DO NOT POWER THE HOOK INTO THE
FAIRLEAD. This would cause irreparable damage to the fairlead. Once the hook is suitably attached to the vehicle,
power in the remaining slack in the winch rope by “pulsing” the power-in on the remote until there is minimal slack in
the winch rope.
