My brand new warn winch just goes "click". It worked for 10 minutes and stopped. Any info out there?

 

is the click in the motor or is it the solenoid? is there power at the post were it hooks to the motor when the solenoid is engaged ?

 

the click is at the solenoid.
Not sure about power at the post.

 

i had the connector bolts get loose once, it let the thing get all cockeyed and bound up . i'm tiring to figure out if your thing could of lost its ground .

 

My local Kawasaki dealer did the install and did not send the wiring diagram home with my machine. I hear these Warn selenoids can be quirky. I will go follow the ground and power wires to make sure I have good connections.

 

i had the same thing happen,have them replace the solenoid.

 

Do you have a test light, or better yet a voltage meter?

If so, take a reading at the cables that go from the selenoid to the winch. My guess is that you won't have voltage when you push the in/out buttons, which would confirm that it is the selenoid. Since it clicks, one can assume there is power to the handlebar switch, which is making it to the contactor.

Also, there was a recall on 4 post contactors, but I'd bet yours is too new to be affected.

 

I ended up following all wiring from the battery to the switch to the selenoid. When the tech ran the wire from the swith to the selenoid, he never zip stripped it to the frame. He had about a foot of excess wire all bunched up above the exhaust pipe. Needlless to say, after the machine warmed up, it melted this bunch into a big glob of wire and plastic. I re-ran it with new and it works fine. Just goes to show, if you want it done right, do it yourself! Thank you everybody for your input!

 

My warn winch quit working today,I wish it was that simple to fix.

Tore it apart and the hex in the stage 2 sun gear stripped out, it is only a little over 3 months old