Before installing a winch on a Honda Rincon you must buy and install a winch mounting kit. Winch mounting kits will present the mounting brackets, nuts, washers and bolts needed for installation. Previous to installation, make sure that the winch and mounting equipment that you simply purchased are appropriate with every other.
Honda Rincon Winch Mounting Kit Installation Instructions
1. Remove the skid plate by removing the fasteners on either side of the skid plate. Then remove the entrance fascia by removing the fasteners from each sides. Save the fasteners for later use in the set up process.
2. On the ends of the 2 horizontal tubes within the entrance tube frame, situated just contained in the front tires, take away the 8mm bolts on both sides.
3. With the slotted holes facing down and the shorter again flange facing the rear, align the lower mounting bracket contained in the front tube frame.
4. Connect the higher mounting bracket by aligning it over the 2 horizontal tubes of the front tube body (make it possible for the 2 rear flanges cover the openings of the 8mm bolts removed in step 2). Then use two 8mm-diameter-by-25mm long bolts, 5/sixteen-inch-diameter lock washers and 5/sixteen-inch flat washers that got here with the winch mounting kit to attach the higher mounting bracket to the tube frame. Place the lock washers between the top of the 8mm bolt and the flat washer. Tighten and torque bolts to 14 ft.-lbs.
5. Attach the decrease and upper mounting brackets to one another using two 8mm diameter-by-25mm-lengthy bolts, 5/sixteen-inch-diameter flat washers, 5/sixteen-inch-diameter lock washers and 8mm-diameter common nuts. Place the lock washer between the nut and the flat washer. Tighten and torque the nuts and bolts to 14 ft.-lbs.
6. Utilizing four 6mm-diameter-by-24mm-broad U-bolts, eight 1/4-inch-diameter flat washers and 6mm-diameter-nylock nuts, connect the higher mounting bracket to the front tube frame. Tighten and torque the nuts to 7 ft.-lbs.
7. Use two 5/16-inch-diameter-by-1-1/four-inch-wide U-bolts, 4 5/sixteen-inch-diameter flat washers and 5/16-inch-diameter nylock nuts to attach the decrease mounting bracket to the entrance tube frame. Tighten and torque the nuts to 14 ft.-lbs.
8. Examine to ensure that all nuts and bolts on the higher and decrease mounting brackets are securely fastened.
9. Align winch to the lower mounting bracket and fix with 5/sixteen-inch-diameter bolts and lock washers. The toes of the winch are mounted facing ahead and the motor ought to face the left facet of the ATV. Tighten and torque bolts to 12 ft.-lbs. (Reference 1)
10. Relying on the kind of winch package, connect both the solid-iron hawse or roller fairlead to the upper mounting bracket using three/eight-inch-diameter bolts, washers and nuts which can be provided. If utilizing a hawse, take away hawse from the fairlead plate earlier than mounting. Tighten all nuts and bolts.
11. Change the winch clutch to free spool and manually feed the winch cable via the curler fairlead or hawse. Then connect the clevis hook that got here with the winch to the top cable loop. Reengage the winch clutch.
12. Reinstall skid plate and front fascia using the identical fasteners that were taken out in step 1.
