Winch repair?

[zac320]

hello I recently aquired a winch from a friend who couldn't get it working. He had put a new solenoid on it and it would just click. So I take it and pull it to pieces all looks alright except the motor was all rusted. I decreased it all and sanded back all the contacts and cleaned it out and put it back together now it would only spool out. I tried to connect jumper leads to the winch directly and couldn't get it working no matter what way I tried.
Should I just pull it all down again and give it all another clean out?
Thanks

 

[Mudder]

Would be helpful to know what winch it is. Warn? Smitty? ect

 

[onlyonedr]

If the motor only has two posts at the cap end it is a permanent magnet motor and connecting jumper cables to a battery should make it turn if everything is working. If the motor has three posts and a ground lug it is series wound and you need one more jumper to make it work. Connect + battery to F1, then F2 to A, then Ground back to - battery. Or more simply, connect regular jumper cables to F1 and ground, then another jumper between F1 and F2 (or use a sacrificial screwdriver!)