Older Warn M8274 Question

[WV Native]

Just snagged this winch from an estate sale up the road.

The date code appears to be from 1978.

It looks to be in rather excellent condition given its age and that it was actually used on a farm.

The old man gave me the manuals and even still had an original decal sticker inside of one of them.

I’ll probably go through the winch and freshen it up before putting it on my Jeep.

Oh yeah - I paid $100 for the winch, controller, original vinyl cover, and snatch block. Not too bad of a deal. The solenoids are junk but that’s not a big deal.

Here’s my questions for those who are familiar with these winches.

Are they worth modifying or should I just put in a seal kit and run it?

 

[flyinfish]

Nice find! I have a 1978 Warn 8274 as well.
The 8274 is can be modified with a more powerful motor, upgrade to contactor over solenoids and many more mods.
@Blackjack is the man to help with the Warn 8274.

 

[Blackjack]

Nice score. Plenty run the winch just as they are and just as many mod them as well. It all boils down to your usage. I would clean it up, run it, and let it tell you what it needs.

 

[tnjeepguy]

Looks like not used much, great condition. Would put new seals, new oil and take the motor off and clean it up inside.
If the solenoids are good, keep them and run. Get a synthetic line from blackjack and new fairlead. (125 ft of cable is heavy.)

Good 8274 group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/542389526228875

 

[WV Native]

I have a spare 9.5xp motor I wanted to use so I purchased the 98380 gear from Warn.

The cut out on the gear for the shift fork is twice as big. Am I missing something? Looks like it’s gonna have a lot more play.

I’d appreciate any help from anyone who’s upgraded to the 9.5xp motor.

@Blackjack

 

[Blackjack]

I have a spare 9.5xp motor I wanted to use so I purchased the 98380 gear from Warn.

The cut out on the gear for the shift fork is twice as big. Am I missing something? Looks like it’s gonna have a lot more play.

I’d appreciate any help from anyone who’s upgraded to the 9.5xp motor.

@Blackjack

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Yeah that’s a pretty recent thing. Cost cutting measure is my guess. Will bet that there will be some slop there. My only question is it enough to alter the mesh between it and the driven gear in the box.

 

[WV Native]

Yeah that’s a pretty recent thing. Cost cutting measure is my guess. Will bet that there will be some slop there. My only question is it enough to alter the mesh between it and the driven gear in the box.

Everything seemed to mesh up good. I got the brake rebuilt today. The disassembly process fought like a bear.

I got everything mocked up. My only tube of rtv was too old to use so I’ll need to pick some up before sealing up the case.

Looks pretty good I think.

 

[Wildman]

Modifying the 8274 IMO is like modifying our Jeeps....

@Blackjack has a great thread on modifying them too. If you haven't read it yet.

Thread 'Blackjacks 8.7AK'

May 21, 2020

Since my original thread I started on AK4x4 is gone and Pirate is gone wonky I thought I would post this here. I also have some changes that I will be making this summer that I will be adding.

So after years of stellar service out of my basket case 8274, I decided that I wanted to try something different. I have taken apart that winch I dont know how many times trying to tweak every last bit of no load speed out of it. And fast it is, so fast in fact that the guy I sold it too asked if I could possibly slow it down a little. But as much speed as I gained on the top end, I only gained a...

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I also upgraded my brake shaft when I'd rebuilt mine.

Great score and enjoy it. What are your plans for mounting it?

 

[WV Native]

I also upgraded my brake shaft when I'd rebuilt mine.

Great score and enjoy it. What are your plans for mounting it?

I’m on the fence about a mount. Part of me wants to fabricate a mount from the old school one it came with. The other part wants to just buy something that’s plug and play.

 

[Wildman]

I’m on the fence about a mount. Part of me wants to fabricate a mount from the old school one it came with. The other part wants to just buy something that’s plug and play.

Looking at Warns website they are still showing the 8274 mounting plate as out of stock.... While I like their mount a lot I'd guess you don't have much options at this point and will need to fab up something on your own unless you can find a used Warn 38671 or NOS.

IMO easiest at this point if you want to use a new mounting plate & then bolt it to a bumper. Part of this depends on if you have the stock swaybar or not as that can cause clearance issues or makes you need to move the mount forward.

I used a Motobilt bumper & then modified it to use their 8274 mount since they don't make an actual 8274 bumper for a TJ/LJ like they do for the newer JK/JL Jeeps.

 

[jxv1247]

I also have mine on a motobilt bumper with a homemade winch plate. I have a barnes plate on order as I bent this one pretty good last trip out.

 

[John Cooper]

When i was looking i found the warn plate on ebay. Kept it saved for a long time, but couldn't pull the trigger on buying it.

When warn doesn't have them in stock, and the Ebay guy had one it made me leary.

Their not cheap, but a guy with welding skills should be able to fab one pretty easy.

 

[Wildman]

When i was looking i found the warn plate on ebay. Kept it saved for a long time, but couldn't pull the trigger on buying it.

When warn doesn't have them in stock, and the Ebay guy had one it made me leary.

Their not cheap, but a guy with welding skills should be able to fab one pretty easy.

The one thing that I seem to remember about the Warn 8274 mount was that it was made to clear the stock swaybar.
I had their mount on my YJ. It was beefy for sure. But yes I agree if you started with a mount from one of the vendors making the cross piece shouldn't be too hard. Just have to decide where you want it to sit.

 

[DevilDogDoc]

I used the Genright mount for mine.

 

[tnjeepguy]

I used the Genright mount for mine.

Nice sticker too.

 

[DevilDogDoc]

I’m a fan.

 

[WV Native]

If anyone wants the old solenoid pack and remote they can have it for the price of shipping.


Shoot me a message if interested.