Rope repair.

crash2 · Nov 2, 2013

So any tricks to repairing broken rope thats pretty beat on? I am struggling sectioning it back together using the typical method of going thru the center of the rope with the other section (kinda like those Chinese finger locks).

The problem is getting the rope to spread enough to insert the section of rope and feed it thru the center.

I have tried getting the rope wet to no avail.

Any tricks would be helpful...

Jacob · Nov 2, 2013

X2 on this. I have to fix mine this week too.

ChopTop84 · Nov 3, 2013

are you using a FID? Goes on the end of the "inner" line, and helps push/pull the "inner" line thru the center of the "outer" line. Marine shops should carry it, but they dont always know what you mean right off the bat. I think I found mine at Work/Sports, but they didnt even know they had em. Was in the crab pots section.

crash2 · Nov 3, 2013

I have tried every trick I know of--even using welding rod as a tool.

99redtj · Nov 3, 2013

There is thread on pnwjeep on repairing rope

99redtj · Nov 3, 2013

http://www.pnwjeep.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=30551

crash2 · Nov 3, 2013

New rope is a piece of cake......

Mark m. · Nov 3, 2013

Mine broke on the trail about a year ago and I just tied a plan old knot in it. Have had no problems with it since and my winch gets used a lot.

crash2 · Nov 6, 2013

So I tried and tried to do the normal weave and the rope is so warn that I couldn't do it. So I went with an in/out style and had to wrap the ends. It worked fine with a dead pull but I think its time for some new rope.

skinny_pedal · Nov 6, 2013

Mark m. said:
Mine broke on the trail about a year ago and I just tied a plan old knot in it. Have had no problems with it since and my winch gets used a lot.

Awesome:redneck:

TreeClimber · Nov 6, 2013

crash said:
So I tried and tried to do the normal weave and the rope is so warn that I couldn't do it. So I went with an in/out style and had to wrap the ends. It worked fine with a dead pull but I think its time for some new rope.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/pts/4172387147.html