Poison Spyder ALUMINUM HAWSE FAIRLEAD - Manual

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ALUMINUM HAWSE FAIRLEAD INSTALLATION
The Poison Spyder Customs Aluminum Hawse
Fairlead will add great looks and Poison Spyder
attitude to the front of your 4X4. This billet
aluminum fairlead is CNC machined to provide a
strong, smooth guide for your synthetic winchline
and installs with a few simple tools. Please
read through these entire instructions before
proceeding with installation.
PARTS LIST
(1) Aluminum Hawse Fairlead
(2) 3/8-16 X 1 SS button head cap screw
(4) 3/8 flat washer
(2) 3/8-16 nylon insert lock nut
TOOLS NEEDED
• 7/32” hex key socket and ratchet
• 9/16” combination end wrench
INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
NOTE: The Aluminum Hawse Fairlead is intended
for use with synthetic winchline only. DO NOT
use with steel cable. If you run steel cable, you
will need to use a suitable steel Hawse or roller-
style fairlead. These instructions assume that
you already have synthetic winchline installed
on your winch. If you have not installed your
synthetic winchline yet, please do so according
to the winchline manufacturer’s instructions.
VERY IMPORTANT: Read and follow your winch
manufacturer’s Owners Manual and Operating
Instructions prior to operating your winch. Follow
all safety precautions during any operation of
your winch.
1. Park the vehicle in a suitable workspace
and set the parking brake. Use the winch
controller to loosen tension in the winchline
and feed out a couple feet of line. Disconnect
the negative battery cable in order to ensure
power is cut to the winch.
2. Remove any existing hook or shackle
from your winchline thimble (assuming the
winchline is already installed). Remove the
existing fairlead by removing the two bolts at
either side of the fairlead.
3. Insert the thimble end of the winchline
through the Poison Spyder fairlead, from the
back (the side without the Poison Spyder
logo).
4. Position the fairlead on the bumper or
fairlead mounting plate, with the bolt holes
aligned. The fairlead should be positioned
so that winchline may roll/unroll onto the
bottom of the winch drum without obstruction
or tight angles.
5. Use the provided hardware to bolt the
Poison Spyder fairlead to your bumper
or fairlead mount. Place one of the flat
washers under the head of each button head
cap screw, to protect the powdercoat finish
when tightening. Install the other flat washer
between the locknut and the back side of the
bumper or fairlead mount.
6. Reinstall the hook or shackle to the thimble
on the end of the winchline, then “hang”
the hook on a nearby tow point where you
usually keep it when not in use. Put the
winch gearbox in neutral and manually roll
up the slack in the winchline, then re-engage