Why is my winch not working?
Cause 1: Battery is defective or not fully charged, or battery terminals are corroded. Remove the battery terminals and clean them to ensure a proper connection. Also, make sure that the grounding cable on the winch motor housing is properly fitted. This leaves either the winch motor or the contactor.
How do you test an ATV winch contactor?
To find out if the contactor is working, take the green wire coming from the contactor and touch it to red (positive) post on the contactor. There should be a clicking sound inside the contactor when the green wire touches the red post. 6. Repeat this step with the black wire.
What size fuse should I use for a winch?
You would need to size the fuse at 125% of the motors full load current draw, as well as make sure the fuse is a slow blow type to handle the inrush current drawn when starting a motor. The fuse size would need to be somewhere around 600A/slow blow.
How to troubleshoot an ATV with a winch?
1 Disconnect all winch cables from the bike. 2 Disconnect the battery from the bike, or use another battery so that you don’t damage the bike’s electronics. 3 Connect the jumper cables to the battery. 4 Connect the negative cable to one of the terminals on the winch. 5 Gently tap the other terminal using the positive cable.
How can I tell if my winch is working or not?
To do this, you simply need to perform this quick test: This test will bypass all of the wiring and other electronics and will tell you if the winch motor is working or not. Test the winch motor using starter cables. Disconnect all winch cables from the bike.
Why does my winch turn only one way?
When the winch motor turns in only one direction When you engage the winch, either using the handlebar rocker switch or a wired or wireless remote, the winch motor will turn just one way. It may spool in but not out again, or it may spool out but without being able to spool it back in.