Jeff, If you need the winch reworked - my buddy is a fabricator/repair guy extraordinaire - IMO - he does lots of one-off stuff, restorations and aerospace, from tractors to Land Speed Record Attempts (Spirit of America) , etc., a good repair person with lots of resources. Now the bad part-he is leaving the country for 3-4 weeks but if you send photos of the repairs needed or damaged parts I can have him take a look at them. Sean knows of the mans-work 1st quality+. I am lucky enough to have him as a good friend and I reap the benefits of his fine craft. Hope it may be of some assistance. Email if we can help Gary O **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)