I have had to use the spare a couple of times in the past few weeks and now can't get the winch to go all the way up to secure the spare wheel in tightly. Is the cable caught up inside the mechanism and if so is there any way to free it off or will I have to have a new winch? For the time being I have put the wheel back under the other way round with the outside of the wheel facing the ground so the cable is tight, is this ok to do?

There are a couple of posts on here, one recently about how to repair the winch, might be worth a search. If your winch is tight you might be ok but I would want to be sure it's locked properly.

Keep an eye on it and get it fixed...could you not take the spare off for the mean time? Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Thanks mse, any solution or thoughts anyone else ?

1JBS wrote:

Thanks mse, any solution or thoughts anyone else ?

JB,
I think you might find this thread more helpful: http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic30676.html?highlight=winch

If the cable is wound back on to the winch drum whilst there is no tension in the cable then it is likely to jam owing to overlapping turns. Those of us who sail keelboats are very familiar with this phenomenon and call it a 'riding turn'. I've not had the problem on my spare wheel winch but understand the first thing to try is remove the winch from the car (it's only four bolts) - secure it in a vice on a bench and then get someone to pull as hard as they can on the cable whilst you turn the winch operating bolt anticlockwise. If this doesn't work then try the dismantling procedure in the link.

To avoid future similar problems - never wind the winch up without any tension in the cable. 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

Many thanks Paddi, that's exactly the answer I was looking for..

1JBS wrote:

Many thanks Paddi, that's exactly the answer I was looking for..

Wasnt that what i said basically  Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Paddi wrote:

1JBS wrote:

Thanks mse, any solution or thoughts anyone else ?

JB,
I think you might find this thread more helpful: http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic30676.html?highlight=winch

If the cable is wound back on to the winch drum whilst there is no tension in the cable then it is likely to jam owing to overlapping turns. Those of us who sail keelboats are very familiar with this phenomenon and call it a 'riding turn'. I've not had the problem on my spare wheel winch but understand the first thing to try is remove the winch from the car (it's only four bolts) - secure it in a vice on a bench and then get someone to pull as hard as they can on the cable whilst you turn the winch operating bolt anticlockwise. If this doesn't work then try the dismantling procedure in the link.

To avoid future similar problems - never wind the winch up without any tension in the cable.

I had this problem, bought a secondhand one from Landrover Breaker.It did not work properly,sent it back and bought a new one.I took the old one apart to see how it worked and found the problem,. I had unwound the cable too far to get the wheel from under the car. And it had come to the end of the cable ,and started to wind the other way .It kinked the cable at the anchor end and jammed the whole thing up. I tried to straighten the cable but it would not go into the groove again.Solution Dont wind up without tension on cable, and dont unwind to far when taking spare off  itisme

^^^ Seems a particularly shoddy way to do things for a 50-80k car IMHO.
Does the new MY14 have a similar set up I wonder  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
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^^^ Seems a particularly shoddy way to do things for a 50-80k car IMHO.
Does the new MY14 have a similar set up I wonder

Don't know but it has a £2k+ towbar

Lots of posts on Disco

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic17984.h...e+%2Bwinch

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic80879.h...2Bwarranty

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic94631.h...e+%2Bwinch

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic85860.h...e+%2Bwinch Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Beancounter_74 wrote:

Does the new MY14 have a similar set up I wonder

Cheers Mike  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Here to help (or hinder ) Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Disco 3/4 RR Sport wheel winch repair.
I know its been done to death, but I have repaired my wheel winch and have the procedure with photos in PDF format. If anyones wants a copy let me know and I will email it to you. I cannot attach it here unfortunately. The cable was kinked badly and the shaft was spinning in the housing. It works fine now. I have posted this on the DISCOUK site as well.
Good luck from OZ.

Pm for you cristalfb