Any winch mechanics here?

bigcountry78 · June 22, 2012

I need some help here. I have a probably early 90's warn m6000 winch I'm tryin to sell. I have taken the solenoid pack apart and cleaned all connections. I cleaned all connections on the motor as well. Also found out through trial and error that the box has to be grounded for it to work. So now I have a winch that will power out, but will not power in. The solenoids click when the switch is pressed either way so I know the switch is good. Anybody have any ideas? Like I said it will power out but when I hit "in" on the switch all I get is a click. Thanks .

00Silverado4x4 · June 26, 2012

Have power going through the solenoid to "power in" side of motor?

bigcountry78 · June 27, 2012

Well my main problem is that I don't know what's what. There are three wires runnin to the top of the motor, one red and two black. I'm thinking I have a bad solenoid but I'm not sure which one does what. It has four solenoids total. Idk of it takes both to make it move one way or the other, or if one set is a kind of back up. Do you know how a winch is wired by chance?

TimmyG · June 27, 2012

3 wires, one is ground, one is fwd and one backward

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bigcountry78 · June 28, 2012

Ground wire from the battery is on the bottom of the motor. Positive from battery goes into the solenoid box I think with one red and two black wires goin to the top of the motor. So four wires total. I'll try to get some pics up tomorrow. I've got this thing sold if I can get it fully functional.

Phil P2 · July 2, 2012

Hi here is a picture of your relay panel.

Note that you have two relays that have to close for each direction.

The three wires to the motor are:

The common one that goes to both sets of relays is supposed to be on the “A” for armature post.

The other two go to “F1” and “F2” these are the ones that change the direction of the motor.

You will need a test light or voltmeter. Remove the two “F” wires. Activate your control and check for voltage. The power should switch between the two “F” wires depending on what direction you select. I think you will find no power on both “F” wires when you select the direction that the winch will not operate in.

Here is picture www.sallyscoffees.com/winch

Phil P

bigcountry78 · July 7, 2012

Thanks Phil, that the info I was looking for. I hope to get around to working on it again tomorrow. Its been around 105 here all week and it's hard to get motivated to do a whole lot lol. I'll let ya know what I find out but I think I'll be replacing a solenoid or two.