2005 kodiak 400 winch instal

I am sure the leads from the battery and solenoid are sufficient to carry the needed amperage to run a 3500# winch. The switch wiring simply operates the solenoid so there is nothing connected there that will cause a problem. BTW, are you sure the old winch died and not the solenoid? I can hardly believe an ATV winch would be used enough to wear out a Warn, but who knows.

Thank you for your advice . The old warn winch had a real grinding noise sounding very much like bearings .However I will take a closer look at it now. again thanks so much.

Wayne Alton said:

So I wired my new 3500 winch and all I get is the solenoid click/clunk. The 2500 warn winch is a toy compared too this beast 3500 . So Im thinkin is it possible to rebuild my 2500 warn. I dont need anymore winch than what this winch provides. I only spontaneously bought the 3500 cause it was cheap . I usually do some research before I buy. So is it rebuild the warn or rewire for 3500 or etc etc etc
Thanks for your time

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Do you get the solenoid clunk when you push the control button in both directions? in/out ? does the new winch moves at all? If you have a voltmeter check for voltage at terminals out of the solenoid -when you push the in/out buttons you should get battery voltage with (+) and (-) reversing if everything is in working order with your wiring and solenoid.

You can do some more troubleshooting to get it going but usually the winch is a last resort to free yourself from some hard spot and the question is: do you really want to go the cheap route with this?

I really find it hard to believe two winchs have went **** up. I think you have a solenoid or wiring problem. Have you tried using a pair of pliers or something and crossing the posts on the solenoid?

Well that's what I thought ....There is no voltage at the winch end so Im just now removing everything to get at the solenoid and will likely replace it. Sometime I take the Long road around. will continue this story later.

Hey Wayne,

Moved your thread to General Discussion

Thanks.
- Goose

After testing the solenoid Im sure I need a new one found this one on ebay

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ATV-Winch-Co...r-Warn-63070-62135-74900-2875714/331393361736



Test the solenoid: used voltmeter from battery side too switch side and there was voltage then clicked the switch out/in and voltage dropped to 0
Then from batt terminal side to the winch terminal no volts.

I tried crossing the terminals and get nothing