Wench mount broke

Badluckdave · Post by **Badluckdave** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:31 am

My winch mount broke and the winch messed up the front of my truck. The motor on the winch snapped of as it was getting pulled threw the bumper. Do you think this will be covered under warranty.

olyelr · Post by **olyelr** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:42 am

You have got to kidding!

Badluckdave · Post by **Badluckdave** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:02 pm

Find out tomorrow if they will warranty it. First time using it to. Bent a lot of stuff up

KevinABQ · Post by **KevinABQ** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:59 pm

Depends on why the mount broke. Is it a manufacturing defect or overload?

Low_Sky · Post by **Low_Sky** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 2:08 pm

You’re asking the wrong group of people. That’s going to be up to your service writer at the dealership.

Care to share how that happened?

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RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:25 pm

Got pictures? What was you doing? I've stalled my winch before. To have a mount break.

FordyceCreekTrail · Post by **FordyceCreekTrail** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:42 pm

I have pulled until all kinds of stuff broke, but the winch or mount? Damn that had to be some out of control shit!

TommyG · Post by **TommyG** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 3:46 pm

Would really like to see some pics or hear how it was rigged when it broke.

machete-lc · Post by **machete-lc** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:07 pm

Wow! That is hard core. I guess you live up to your avatar name!

Retired BLM Rig · Post by **Retired BLM Rig** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:08 pm

verdesardog · Post by **verdesardog** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:31 pm

I have a winch on my CTD but no wench or even a mount for a wench. Did you get a wench with your truck?

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:19 pm

Thinking troll now.

Low_Sky · Post by **Low_Sky** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 10:42 pm

RustyPW wrote:Thinking troll now.

Nah, just a winch novice. This happens when you use the winch line as a snatch strap. I’ve seen pics of exactly what the OP is describing. 100% operator error.

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olyelr · Post by **olyelr** » Sun Mar 17, 2019 11:04 pm

I just cant imagine that mount would ever break before the line would. I mean even with a bunch of pulleys, seems like just about everything else would break first.

BULLITT1204 · Post by **BULLITT1204** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:17 am

Welp per chrysler ordering the winch mount for 2018 and older has been discontinued

FordyceCreekTrail · Post by **FordyceCreekTrail** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 8:53 am

Guess I have done a lot of pulling while winching, but something like a running start like with a snatch strap, that does sound like trouble. I would think of damaging the drum or something in the motor. If a 16K winch and a 7K rig driving in reverse in low range with lockers on does not do it. You need a helicopter. Of course this may be a troll and he is laughing his ass off at us going on.....

Punishher7 · Post by **Punishher7** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:00 am

BULLITT1204 wrote:Welp per chrysler ordering the winch mount for 2018 and older has been discontinued

It’s great they are already discontinuing parts for my 11 month old truck...

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Low_Sky · Post by **Low_Sky** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 11:51 am

Punishher7 wrote:
BULLITT1204 wrote:Welp per chrysler ordering the winch mount for 2018 and older has been discontinued
It’s great they are already discontinuing parts for my 11 month old truck...

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A quick search suggests the current part number is 52121221AF and one can be yours for the low low price of $325. In the OP’s case, he probably also needs the L and R frame brackets, a new bumper, and a new winch.

It’s probably a better plan to learn and practice safe winching technique so you never need to replace the winch bracket and associated other broken parts.

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Colibri · Post by **Colibri** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:55 pm

They only discontinue parts that have low sales volume for extended periods. There’s probably very few people breaking the winch cradle and it doesn’t make financial sense to continue producing and stocking a part that no one is buying

olyelr · Post by **olyelr** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 1:49 pm

Colibri wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2019 12:55 pm
They only discontinue parts that have low sales volume for extended periods. There’s probably very few people breaking the winch cradle and it doesn’t make financial sense to continue producing and stocking a part that no one is buying

Just a shot in the dark here, but I would have to think 99.9% of the winch cradle sales went to guys with a non-power wagon hemi looking to add a winch (or is it wench?). I mean who breaks these things?!

Colibri · Post by **Colibri** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:27 pm

Probably that or guys who bought a used wagon that someone had stripped the winch off of. The first one I looked at before I bought mine was without winch or cradle

Punishher7 · Post by **Punishher7** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:21 pm

Low_Sky wrote:
Punishher7 wrote:
BULLITT1204 wrote:Welp per chrysler ordering the winch mount for 2018 and older has been discontinued
It’s great they are already discontinuing parts for my 11 month old truck...

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A quick search suggests the current part number is 52121221AF and one can be yours for the low low price of $325. In the OP’s case, he probably also needs the L and R frame brackets, a new bumper, and a new winch.

It’s probably a better plan to learn and practice safe winching technique so you never need to replace the winch bracket and associated other broken parts.

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I agree with you completely but remember reading a post where a part, can’t recall what it was now, for a 2005 PW was discontinued. I suppose that may be part of it when owning a niche vehicle though. Manufacturers will only support them so long.

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Low_Sky · Post by **Low_Sky** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 6:59 pm

Punishher7 wrote:
Low_Sky wrote:
Punishher7 wrote: It’s great they are already discontinuing parts for my 11 month old truck...

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A quick search suggests the current part number is 52121221AF and one can be yours for the low low price of $325. In the OP’s case, he probably also needs the L and R frame brackets, a new bumper, and a new winch.

It’s probably a better plan to learn and practice safe winching technique so you never need to replace the winch bracket and associated other broken parts.

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I agree with you completely but remember reading a post where a part, can’t recall what it was now, for a 2005 PW was discontinued. I suppose that may be part of it when owning a niche vehicle though. Manufacturers will only support them so long.

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Low volume part for a low volume truck for sure, but with Mopar you also have to be careful with part revisions. The AE revision of the winch mount is discontinued and impossible to find online. The AF revision is still out there, and I’d wager a dollar the two are interchangeable.

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RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Mon Mar 18, 2019 9:11 pm

The 3 skid bars under the frame for my '08 are discontinued. When I bought mine. There was 15 left. Now there is 12.

coder · Post by **coder** » Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:21 pm

BULLITT1204 wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 18, 2019 2:17 am
Welp per chrysler ordering the winch mount for 2018 and older has been discontinued

Dealer is full of it, it would show as discontinued on this dealers website but does not. I'd call Chrysler customer service to find out if this is true or just the dealer trying to get out of doing warranty work on your truck.

https://www.stevewhiteparts.com/oem-par ... 52121221af

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