Check your NATO plug

[Tjeska]

Thx for the heads up!
Checked mine today while installing differential skid plates.

It was very tight, but did manage to open the connector...

Was full of water...

Did use the winch some weeks ago, so glad that it still worked with the Nato connector full of water.

Did add some petroleum jelly, will check regularly from now on.

 

[smbennett]

In the subsea oil & gas industry, we often have Tronic connectors seize for the same reasons. Some light and fast tapping around the cap using the edge of a spanner, etc will often free up the connection regardless of corrosion.
I would try that first.

Thank you - tried that, as well as some big channellocks and a sledge. Absolutely no budging. Put my feet on the inner tire and used pretty much all the leverage I could muster to no avail, and ripped right through the taped off jaws and gouged the heck out of the cap. Just scheduled an appointment with dealer, so fully expecting them to spin it off with no effort and embarrass me

I stand defeated...

 

[Tazzieman]

Thank you - tried that, as well as some big channellocks and a sledge. Absolutely no budging. Put my feet on the inner tire and used pretty much all the leverage I could muster to no avail, and ripped right through the taped off jaws and gouged the heck out of the cap. Just scheduled an appointment with dealer, so fully expecting them to spin it off with no effort and embarrass me

I stand defeated...

Ask your wife to have a go with her jam jar opener