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Smittybuilt electric motor stud is gauled, need help

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Hi,

I am installed my smittybuilt x20 winch. I was down to the last control box wire attachment to the electric drum motor and I could not get the bolt on straight. I have noticed that the threads are bad on the stud. Smittybuilt is closed and I left an email with the vendor because I don"t know what level of fix it myself is allowable. I want to just rethread it if that will work.

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Return it for another if it was that was when you opened it. I'm all for fixing it yourself if you can, but if you have a problem with it down the road, they may not warranty anything at all.
 
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Yeah, that is what I was thinking. The bummer with that is that I need to repack everything and then send it back. From there, I will lose a week of time with an exchange. I needed to get the winch installed this weekendbefore I go to death valley. I got it from ebay to top it off. Totally sucks....
 
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Bummer but I was able to work through the bolt issue, I got the winch mounted and boom, the control box is not working. All I am hearing when I try to spool is a clicking noise in the box. Do I have a bad solenoid? I am checking all the connections and everything is tight? Thoughts?
 

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Bummer but I was able to work through the bolt issue, I got the winch mounted and boom, the control box is not working. All I am hearing when I try to spool is a clicking noise in the box. Do I have a bad solenoid? I am checking all the connections and everything is tight? Thoughts?
Sorry to hear about your winch issue. I have same winch, love it. Couldn't help but notice your heading to death valley. Coincidence or no? A few of us are going in Thursday the 21st thru Sunday the 24th.
 

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I will be there 27th through 31st with my son. Do you go a lot?
 
 



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