I POSTED THIS ON THE CAN AM FORUM ALSO


HEY GUYS, i HAVE A 2007 CAN AM 800 MAX XT. FRIDAY AFTERNOON MY BUDDY GOT STUCK ON MY GRIZZLY 700 SO I RELEASED MY WINCH, PULLED IT OUT ABOUT 20 FT AND HOOKED TO HIM. i THEN LOCKED MY WINCH AND STARTED TO PULL HIM OUT WHILE HE TRIED TO REVERSE THE GRIZZ.
THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE WINCH WHEN IT MADE A POP SOUND AND STOPPED PULLING. IT SOUNDED JUST LIKE i HAD UNLOCKED IT AND TRIED TO WINCH. I STOPPED AND STARTED TO WINCH AGAIN AND IT HOOKED BACK UP AND STARTED PULLING. IT DID THIS THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES BEFORE HE WAS FINALLY UNSTUCK. IS THE WINCH GEAR STRIPPED OUT OR SOMETHING. THIS IS ONLY THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD TO USE THE WINCH AND IT WORKED FLAWLESSLY TO OTHER 2 TIMES. ANYBODY HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? THANKS FOR ANY INPUT

 

Something similar happened to a junk winch I bought for $20 at a home improvement store. I took mine apart and found that two of the teeth on the planetary gear striped off and therefore would pull most of the time until those two teeth were needed.!