what likely breaks in winch when under load???

[COAL REAPER]

was winching tree and something popped, cable went slack, clicking/thunking heard as I ceased operation.
shear pin is intact. when engaged and I spin the shaft by hand the drum does not appear to move. I have not tried to do anything yet with truck running.
I am just getting into this and I know I have a ton of searching and reading to do.
but can anybody point me in a good place to start? looks like draining oil, pulling winch, and removing passenger side if I cant come up with anything else to try first...

 

[73m819]

You really have NO choice but to pull it, there could be a number reasons for this issue, also has to be pulled to fix it anyway. the winches are not that hard to to pull a part, use the -20p as a parts layout.

 

[BnaditCorps]

was winching tree and something popped, cable went slack, clicking/thunking heard as I ceased operation.
shear pin is intact. when engaged and I spin the shaft by hand the drum does not appear to move. I have not tried to do anything yet with truck running.
I am just getting into this and I know I have a ton of searching and reading to do.
but can anybody point me in a good place to start? looks like draining oil, pulling winch, and removing passenger side if I cant come up with anything else to try first...

What is you shear pin made out of? Some of the newer ones are to strong and will not break, instead something more expensive breaks.

But yea you will probably have to pull the winch to look it over and repair the damage. whatever it may be.

 

[COAL REAPER]

Thanks guys. Shear pin was there already when i got truck off GL.

 

[m16ty]

Most of the time the big brass gear in there is what breaks. Next to the shear pin, it's often the weakest link.

 

[Akicita]

The shear pin SHOULD have been the thing to break first. You may have to take the winch apart to find what broke instead.

Before you test the winch after you fixed the problem, I suggest you check what kind of a shear pin you have in there. Some guys replace their shear pin or shear bolt with something that is much too strong, and then what happened to you happens.

Picture: Shear bolt under my truck