Solenoid pack clicking on install

[blakesrover]

Installed a new Warn M8000 winch.

Set-up:

Solenoid pack relocated to bottle jack position in engine compartment using two mount points to mount to south-side headlight housing.

Relocated controller hook-up to the grill. Spliced 16 gauge brown wire for cut off/on switch to winch. Works perfectly fine. Solenoid ground 16 gauge wire (red w/eyelet) to underbody of winch motor.

Winch pulls in very weak and automatic/repetitive clicking noise in solenoid pack. Will not line out.

After contacting Warn, a rep e-mailed me and said based on my set-up and relocations, I must take the red 16 gauge wire/eyelet and connect it directly from the controller plug-in to the negative battery post.

I proceeded with this direction to no avail. same clicking noise and maybe even slightly weaker charge on the line in.

I must be missing something here or wired something wrong.:banghead:

Please help.

~Blake
BPerry83@gmail.com

 

[Antichrist]

Answered your same post on http://www.lrrforums.com/forum.php
I will add that it's generally a good idea to make sure things work as they came new before cutting and splicing wires. Helps you to isolate problems if something doesn't work after modifications.

 

[blakesrover]

Answered your same post on http://www.lrrforums.com/forum.php
I will add that it's generally a good idea to make sure things work as they came new before cutting and splicing wires. Helps you to isolate problems if something doesn't work after modifications.

Lesson learned:coffeedrink:

And a good lesson at that.