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hi guys my winch crapped its self on sunday . i hade it all hooked up to pull me out of the mud and it just wouldnt wind in . it just made a noise like when you got a flat battery in a car (click click click........)

where is the best place to take it ?

cheers

i used to know a guy a couple of years ago, dont know if he is still around

winch doctor 0417694855

rob

75 cruser wrote:i used to know a guy a couple of years ago, dont know if he is still around

winch doctor 0417694855

rob

thanks buddy i will give him a call

yeah winch docotr the best usually, and cheapest.

otherwsie can u take it back to where u bought it from, they will send it to ateco to get fixed and or replaced

Winch Doctor is not working anymore as far as I knew is that incorrect?

By the way ROAD_KILL sounds a bit to me like your solenoids are stuffed, maybe test your winch without the solenoids and make sure it isn't the solenoid pack first.

Cheers, Beretts

beretta wrote:Winch Doctor is not working anymore as far as I knew is that incorrect?

By the way ROAD_KILL sounds a bit to me like your solenoids are stuffed, maybe test your winch without the solenoids and make sure it isn't the solenoid pack first.

Cheers, Beretts

ok i will try that now i just need to find where they are the winch was on the truck when i bought it so i dont know much about it . but thanks i will check it out

ROAD_KILL wrote:

beretta wrote:Winch Doctor is not working anymore as far as I knew is that incorrect?

By the way ROAD_KILL sounds a bit to me like your solenoids are stuffed, maybe test your winch without the solenoids and make sure it isn't the solenoid pack first.

Cheers, Beretts

ok i will try that now i just need to find where they are the winch was on the truck when i bought it so i dont know much about it . but thanks i will check it out

theyre inside the big box that says WARN (or just W i think)

I agree with Beretta that its a good chance its the solenoid pack,
I've replaced all four of my warn solenoids over the last few years
as they tend to stop working and just click.

My rear winch runs one of the new sealed solenoid packs.
I think Beretta sells these, If your soleniod pack is getting a bit
old it could be an option to try one of these.

You can check which solenoid might be playing up by
bridging each seperatly with some wire (try not to electricute yourself)
or take it to an electrition. You can buy the warn solenoids seperatly
for about $40.

chpd 80 wrote:I agree with Beretta that its a good chance its the solenoid pack,
I've replaced all four of my warn solenoids over the last few years
as they tend to stop working and just click.

My rear winch runs one of the new sealed solenoid packs.
I think Beretta sells these, If your soleniod pack is getting a bit
old it could be an option to try one of these.

You can check which solenoid might be playing up by
bridging each seperatly with some wire (try not to electricute yourself)
or take it to an electrition. You can buy the warn solenoids seperatly
for about $40.

sweet as thanks im going to check it in the morning

there simple as to check out! rip it out and try fix it yourself! i got one that was stuffed and rebuilt it my self and id never even seen one before then!

Bruce Poole was the Winch Doctor. He works fulltime for Ateco and works part time for Macquarie 4x4 in what he used to do as the Winch Doctor. So you can still get work carried out by Bruce through Macquarie 4x4.

Pagie

Easy check is changing the F1 and F2 wires on the winch, if it runs in fine your solenoids are gone. Call Beretta and get the sealed one. Bothering with replacing single solenoids is not really worth it.