Mine wasn't working in the down direction. I took the body panel off, released the contactor, and beat the crap out of it with a 1/2" wrench. Works like new!

Great video! I'm diagnosing an issue with the winch for our airplane and this video was the ticket to a successful repair! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience with us!!! :-D

For people reading this later - solenoids fail to working intermittently. So you can get by sometimes if you open the solenoid give everything a wiggle and a tap and a little splash of wd40 and you are up and running again. Most likely a solenoid issue if it only works in one direction (unless your wiring is terrible)

very helpful. would be good to take the next step and demonstrate fixing each issue.

Very helpful! After putting the battery directly to the motor and seeing the motor turn, I decided to try powering through the solenoid again. Lo and behold, this time it worked through the solenoid too. I wonder if maybe there was ice inside the motor that melted from the direct power?

Best video I've found about this item

Bro!!! Your my hero! Thanks dude! I was worried for my Warn winch. It clicks when i switch to pull but no pulling action occurs!

Show how to chang out the contacts. Thank you. Great video.

I have checked the motor and its OK, I have also fitted a new solenoid ... but the winch is still clicking!!

I'm a new ATV owner, I just bought a used 2005 Polaris sportsman 700 and the winch doesn't work. I find alot of videos on guys showing things that might be wrong but no videos on "how to" do anything on the winch. Anything electrical to me just leaves me in the dust. How do I replace a switch? How do I find a cilinoid and replace it? I didnt even know you could replace the motor. But I liked your video tho, I just need more replacing things video

Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it. Now to get to the Damn thing lol

What will I do when the winch is working but when I load it on the truck it loses power

Hey, thanks for the video! Got me in a good direction. My winch isn’t working even with direct power and the clicking stopped too. Are both bad?

Thank you!

Watched your video at 8pm on January 15, 2024. Question: When engaging the IN button on the corded remote of the winch mounted on my side by side, I hear a click on the control box next to the battery, but nothing happens at the winch. Engaging the OUT button works the winch just fine. I also noticed that direct connecting jumpers from the battery to the winch to spool IN really heats up the jumper cables and the winch turns slower than when I reverse jump it to spool OUT. Any ideas?

I had this issue but the problem for me was a broken brake spring. One end of the brake spring was broken off (likely from yanking on the cable with my machine instead of a a slow steady pull). For my Warn Vantage 3000 there’s a brake part kit that contains the brake spring for CDN$45 or so.

I think as long as the winch works either up or down it means the winch is not the issue then if you can hear clicking this means the switch is good so issue would be in the solenoid. no need to check winch with battery cables if you can get the winch to go up or down with the switch.

Have you ever dealt with the stealth winches. I've put jump leads on its spinning very slow. And the jump leads got warm any ideas. Apparently there a sealed unit reading the manual

Great video I do have a question for you every once in a while seems my winch winds in a couple inches. All by itself with truck motor off.just enough to bend my front fold down license plate Holder. That’s how I noticed My winch was doing this.operates perfect when I’m using it with the remote and/or with the cable remote. I don’t understand the ghostly turning on and turning off by its self? I know weird right. Lol. Thanks in advance I know it’s an old post.😂

Thanks Man U really helped me big time I was extremely confused

Perfect video thanks man

Thank you sir !! I really appreciate your hard work ..... video is badasss !

If you what reading should you get when you ohm out the winch motor?

I have two of the same winch on my ice house, bought at the same time in December. One works great, the other acts like it’s not getting enough juice. Just doesn’t have the pull the other one has. Possible solutions? Trouble shooting? Both run off the same battery. Connections appear to be okay. Multi-meter shows 12+ volts at the winch.

Great video and very well explained. Keep it up 😀

Good video and very helpful

Thanks

My Warn A2000 winch suddenly stopped working and doesn't even click when I push the in/out switch. Tested the motor with jumper cables and it works fine. Is a contactor the problem?

Thanks! Helpful!

I have the viper 4500 UTV which works good til 15' with load on it locks up so release switch and go different to unlock him back to pullying back in?

Could I connect the positive to the negative in a pinch if I had to without damaging the wench?

So when i connected the cables it started to work until it stopped working. I still hear the clicking sounds it just stopped pulling in the winch. What could be the problem?

thank you helps me figure this out mine is not working ill go do this

I tried taking mine apart because the free spool was stuck! I tried putting it back in and can’t get it to go all they way in to screw bolts back on??

Where is the contactor located on a 2019 cfmoto 500

Get your ohm meter and energize solenoid, use meter to see if gap closes.

This pass weekend plowing my long driveway on my ATV , roughly 3 hours in the plow would raise only slightly. When I was stuck I tried using the winch to pull out, spool turn then stopped turning under load even though the winch motor was running. This is a champion 3500 lbs 6 month old winch. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I have a winch on my 12v jeep when I use it it is very slow .do you think the motor may be 24v is there any way to find out many thanks neil. And happy new year to you.

So if theres no clicking what does that mean? We think the battery is good in the wireless remote (the light turns on and is bright). The battery for the winch is charged but nothing happens when retract and extend buttons are pressed.

I still have same problem even with new relay switch, winch runs very sluggish on out mode , kills u t v motor, blue cable to winch motor get a little warm . winch ,cable connection on motor is close to frame, could it be jumping fire to frame ? it has boot cover on . or bad cable ? it has run good when bypass relay. its a new install 4500 l b . champion mounted on new 1000 pioneer . ?

You helped big time

do more w the swap out you state is easy

Appreciate it!

thanks for the video.

I have a question I have a warn wench 89020 2000 lbs the wench works when I jump it, but for the life of me I cant find the contactor for this unit. I thought that is was in the was inside the harness with the forward and back switch??? help

How about a low battery. That was my problem the battery didn't have enough power to engage motor, so I charged it and Badabing forgetaboutit. It worked great. God Bless Everyone

What if I'm getting 12 volts after the solenoid in both directions, and I hook up jumper cables to the winch and that spins in both directions but when I attach the leads from the solenoid to the winch I get nothing? I'm stumped, I even cleaned the ring terminals thinking somehow not enough current was getting through.

winch will on corl for a few seconds pulling in. it will shut off and then start back in about 15 seconds.

this helps

Perfect I just kill my winch on snow 😂❄️

Can be a partly discharged battery too

my winch has a connection to ground/negative battery, and then three other posts, marked a, f1 and f2. could I connect negative to existing, and 12v + power to f1 or f2?

I tried and it didn't turn over

I had a bad contactor, power on the battery side but not on the accessory side. I put in a new contactor (50a circuit breaker) and the winch worked fine for about 5 minutes but now it just sits there and clicks about every ten seconds but when I push the up or down switch nothing happens. So I put another 40a breaker on and same thing, just clicks every ten seconds or so. Ideas?

I have a 3500 Badland Winch on a Yamaha Rhino. The contactor clicks, but the remote won't operate the winch. I've connected the jumper cables to the winch itself and the winch worked. Any suggestions?

Good

Loose nut but was actually missing

I love using something once,and then it breaks 😂

Thanks for the video. my question is the following. I have Axon 45s installed. But its works in wired way. When try it in both ways (in and out) it works with clicks. It turns and stops, turns and stops. Please see the video (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/g9uUldNi3cvZdX0.html). Any idea what causes this? I think this model is with integrated contractor, and no solenoids are there correct? Will appreciate your help.

You never, you said later video, never answered to question, how to check the solenoid. The rest is common sense.

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