One of my 8' gen 1 Talons got stuck while retracting. I tried to manually raise it but the crank was very hard to turn. The aluminum stage was fully deployed but the spike was retracted. The cable had jumped off the wrap drum is knotted around the shaft. The shaft drum might have some damage but I couldn't work the cable free. My question is can I cut the cable and install a new one without removing the wrap drum? If the wrap drum is damaged can I remove it or does this require special tools? One local Minn Kota ASC doesn't work on Talons and the other says they are no longer supported and parts might not be available. Leaves me with not too many options. I think I can find parts online but couldn't locate any service manual instructions for replacing the cable or wrap drum. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks