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Last night I decided to break down and pull the winch control valve off the frame for troubleshooting.
It's a bit problematic that you can only troubleshoot it withe the truck running as the winch control gets no power until the PTO is engaged and the pressure switch closes. So you can't just turn on the main power to test the electrical connections back at the winch control valve... meh.
Anyhoo. I pulled the 4 bolts holding it to the frame, so that it would drop down enough to work on. I pulled both electrical connectors off of the solenoids, and they looked ok, intact at least.
I was unable to get my test leads down into the DIN connector, so. I ended up using a couple of metal zip ties attached to my leads. My winch remote is working, so, I was able to press the buttons to test, otherwise you'd need a helper in the cab, and good luck hearing each other with the truck running....
Both connectors have power when the button is pressed... Well, crap. That means the issue is in the solenoid or the valve itself, neither of which I have part numbers for.
I tried to clean the contacts on both the solenoid and the DIN connector and replaced them, hoping it was a dirty contact (even though the y looked pretty clean). It was the same. The winch would reel in, but not power back out.
Some precision percussive maintenance was applied axially on the end of the valve/solenoid assemble near the affected input while holding the power out button on the remote...
Voila... The valve was stuck. A few love taps broke it loose. The winch is finally 100%.
Now to get this 500 feet of synthetic on the spool... Sounds like a task for this weekend.
It's a bit problematic that you can only troubleshoot it withe the truck running as the winch control gets no power until the PTO is engaged and the pressure switch closes. So you can't just turn on the main power to test the electrical connections back at the winch control valve... meh.
Anyhoo. I pulled the 4 bolts holding it to the frame, so that it would drop down enough to work on. I pulled both electrical connectors off of the solenoids, and they looked ok, intact at least.
I was unable to get my test leads down into the DIN connector, so. I ended up using a couple of metal zip ties attached to my leads. My winch remote is working, so, I was able to press the buttons to test, otherwise you'd need a helper in the cab, and good luck hearing each other with the truck running....
Both connectors have power when the button is pressed... Well, crap. That means the issue is in the solenoid or the valve itself, neither of which I have part numbers for.
I tried to clean the contacts on both the solenoid and the DIN connector and replaced them, hoping it was a dirty contact (even though the y looked pretty clean). It was the same. The winch would reel in, but not power back out.
Some precision percussive maintenance was applied axially on the end of the valve/solenoid assemble near the affected input while holding the power out button on the remote...
Voila... The valve was stuck. A few love taps broke it loose. The winch is finally 100%.
Now to get this 500 feet of synthetic on the spool... Sounds like a task for this weekend.