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Please Note: Additional troubleshooting & service
information appears in your separate Tactik winch
Installation Booklet.
Quick Reference Winch Troubleshooting Guide
Symptom
Possible Cause
Suggested Remedy
7HENWINCH
CONTROLIS
ACTIVATEDTHE
WINCHOPERATES
only in one
DIRECTION
Remote control switch is
damaged.
Check remote control switch and it's cable.
Check all connections and replace if
necessary.
7INCHDOESNOT
HOLDALOAD
Ground and power cables
are loosely connected to
battery or winch terminal.
Be sure connections are clean and tight.
Battery is not fully
charged.
Charge the battery.
Battery is inadequate or
defective.
Replace battery with 650 cold cranking amp
rating or greater.
Battery terminals are
corroded.
Clean battery terminals.
Solenoid thermo relay
wire is faulty.
Be sure connections are clean and tight.
One of the solenoids
inside the control pack is
stuck or damaged.
Replace solenoid module.
Vehicle not running.
Start vehicle and keep it running while
operating the winch.
Winch line is spooled onto
the winch drum in the
wrong direction.
Winch line must exit from the bottom of the
drum. Respool in the proper direction.
Load exceeds the winch
rating.
Do NOT exceed the line pull rating shown in
the ID label on the winch motor. Refer to the
winch operators manual for correct rating.
Brake inside the
FOXWFK
is
badly worn or broken.
Replace entire
FOXWFK
assembly.
"ENTDRUMSIDEÛANGE
Replace drum.
7INCHLINEHAS
DIFÚCULTYSPOOLING
OFFTHEWINCH
DRUMBYHAND
Worn drum bearing
surfaces.
Replace motor end and clutch ends.
Free Spool clutch is
damaged.
Remove and inspect gear carrier assembly.
Inspect output gear, intermediate gear,
input gear, sun gear ring and gear ring
OUTPUT2EMOVEBURRSWITHÚLE
Winch is not mounted
correctly or square on the
winch plate.
Check mounting hole measurements for
consistency and squareness. Be sure that
MOUNTINGSURFACEISÛATANDMOUNTINGBOLTS
are tight.
Internal corrosion on ring
gear.
Dissassemble gear assembly, inspect for
damage, clean and grease or replace worn
or damaged parts.
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