I needed to replace my winch cable , as it had worked very hard , especially when I had it on the Disco . I decided to go for a plasma rope instead , mainly because it is easier to work with and much safer as well . I sourced it from Bud Morris of Sunset Equipment fame.
You can read up more on plasma ropes here
And here’s a great video on splicing ropes
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- The old roller fairlead needs to be replaced
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- I had to remove the roller to get to the bolt
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- Fortunately it’s just held in place with a circlip
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- Old fairlead is off, The bolt uses a trapped nut , so it easy to get it out
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- 28m rope.It is slightly thicker than the cable , so it is about 5m shorter
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- The end that gets fixed onto the winch drum
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- The other end is protected by a nylon sleeve
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- Feed the rope through the new fairlead , but don’t attach it completely yet , as it makes it easier to get to the grub screw on the drum
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- Cable attached to drum
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- Spool a couple of loops to keep it in place
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- Remove the winch hook from the old cable
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- Attach to plasma rope
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- Quite a tight fit. I needed to force it through with a hammer
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- Newly spooled rope. Very easy to do because it doesn’t have to be under tension .
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- Job done
Heine's Ramblings and Rumblings 
November 12, 2012 at 07:50
I prefer the old roller fairlead…
January 24, 2013 at 21:45
It can damage the plasma tope