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My ride
- Thread starter oneal
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Thanks,
First time I was going to use the winch it was wound so tight I had to beat the pin out of the hook to release the tension on the rope, too tight to release the clutch. Push the button or the remote all it would do is operate the solenoid, power to the motor but no movement. It had a half dozen revolutions backwards. My wife reminded me when my son's knees were against the dash control and how she had WARNED me he was operating it. I am now certain his knee was pressing "unwind" , it went backwards until the rope wound around itself , bound, and fried the motor.
When I installed the forward a-arms I had to remove the winch to access the pivot bolts so I took it to the bench and removed the motor. It made the shop smell like fried electrical stench.
Not sure if I will pursue a new motor or different brand winch.
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