winch trouble ?s
 

Got an 8274 Warn winch. Pulls real good but won't spool out with the controller, only in. So have to unlock it & freewheel out. I think it may be something to do with one of the solenoids cause you can hear it clicking but nothing happens. Does anybody know how to trouble shoot it or at least which solenoid operates the out operations???

Re: winch trouble ?s
 

Oh man its been awhile since Ive messed with the warn soleniods. I cant quite remember which post to jump but if you jump on warns website or do a search you should be able to find the diagram.

Re: winch trouble ?s
 

Hold the button, and tap the suspect solenoid with wrench.

Re: winch trouble ?s
 

Had time to do a little searching & found this http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...&A1_signed.pdf It has some great step by step info on how to troubleshoot a winch. But it's locked where you can't print it out or copy & paste it.

Re: winch trouble ?s
 

Common problem for a solenoid to go out.

Should be interchangeable between sides, buy two and have a spare.

Re: winch trouble ?s
 

Forgive me, I know nothing about winches, but here's a guess or two...

It looks like there are 4 solenoids there, which suggests that 2 are used for one direction and 2 are used for the other. This reverses the polarity on the motor so it goes forward and backward.

See if the small wires that engage the solenoid are connected so one small wire engages 2 solenoids.

Chances are you have one of the reverse solenoids not working. One clicks, so its working... See if the small wires that engage the solenoid are all clean, tight, and not broken.

You can measure for 12V at each of those small wires to see if one isn't getting voltage.

Once you find a/the solenoid that doesn't click, or isn't getting voltage, you know its wiring or the solenoid.

Nonsense mode off...