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Old 12-13-2006, 09:11 PM
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well i got my winch today and i just had to play with it. i was seeing how good it would pull my quad up over the hill and i went to put it in freewheel mode and turned the **** the wrong way. now the **** just spins freely. is there any way i can fix it?
 
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Old 12-14-2006, 05:26 PM
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anyone??
 
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Old 12-14-2006, 06:54 PM
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what kind of winch? size?

I had a new warn 2500ci strip out on me the 5th time i used it... it was on the rear of my MV7 so it came with the mac hine.. warn blamed me and charged me $80 to fix it.. warn didn't cover it under their 1 year warranty.

I would think the switch or the sun gear is messed up on yours-- does it still pull in & out with the switch? or does it not "pull" at all?

 
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Old 12-14-2006, 07:07 PM
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I had the same problem with a gorilla winch the first day after I installed it. Gorilla is sending me a new unit and a return label.

My winch did disengage before I wired it up. The first time I tried to disengage it after winding it in and out a few times the **** for disengaging just spun very freely with no resistance or engagement. The winch will still power in and out.

What could someone do to cause that to be their fault?
 
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Old 12-14-2006, 07:49 PM
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its a gorilla winch 3500# it still goes in and out with the switch, it will not engage into freewheel mode
 
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Old 12-14-2006, 07:59 PM
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Can you remove the ****?
 
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Old 12-14-2006, 08:02 PM
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Haven't tried to remove it yet. I was just going to leave it the way it is and not worry about it.
 
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