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hey guys
i went to re spool my winch this morning and i had 2 problems... i dont know if they are related

1. i cant free spool. when i try to turn the knob from engage to free spool it wont turn...

2. after about spooling 25 feet the winch makes a loud screetching sound...

Help please

Alf1096

What Warn winches never fail just ask about another brand and everyone will tell you Warn is the best and they never fail.

JOKEING so no hate mail. Just had to say it I hope someone with more knowledge can help.

danmojo82

That sounds like something serious, maybe in the gearing. I would suggest calling Warn and trying to talk to one of their techs.

x-0448474

the winch isnt old... i bought it this winter... ill call warn... anyone else ever have this problem???

x-0448474

oohhh geeez i am an idiot ... i put red thread locker on my nuts (for my winch ) now im having trouble getting them off... i cant heat the nuts directly so i will have to heat the bolts.. its a pain in the ass to get to with the RR XHD bumper... kill me now lol

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i might just cut off the bolts .... correct me if im wrong but i think warn uses Grade 5 bolts...

Rhino64

Use a nut splitter much quicker than trying to cut them.

Northridge4x4

I dont think people say Warn Winches never fail. But normally they dont . The best part is Warn has the best customer give them a call .

David

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i called their certified repair shop over here and he told me that its not covered under the guarantee because i dont have a cover for my winch
anyways i fixed the problem...
Removed the clutch lever
sprayed a few shots of WD40
next day it worked like a charm...

danmojo82

So if you don't have a winch cover on it they wont cover certain things under the guarantee? If that's the case I'm glad I ordered one yesterday from Northridge. But glad to hear its fixed.