warn M8000 wiring

Cascade_Crawler · Feb 24, 2007

So i picked up a m8000 yesterday and now I'm starting to sort through everything so I can hopefully get it installed soon. The control box is partially disassembled (guy said he thought it had a bad solenoid) but I cant find any diagrams for this thing. Unlike most of the diagrams this only has 3 solenoids in the box instead of 4...? I'm also a little confused by the power/ground cable routings. Any help/pics would be helpfull.

notstock · Feb 24, 2007

Warn did a free retrofit on my 9000i & replaced the 3 solenoid system with the 4. The old system has a flaw allowing it to possibly stick in the run position (happened to me). Check & see if they still cover that problem.

Cascade_Crawler · Feb 24, 2007

notstock said:
Warn did a free retrofit on my 9000i & replaced the 3 solenoid system with the 4. The old system has a flaw allowing it to possibly stick in the run position (happened to me). Check & see if they still cover that problem.

Shall I call and just say that it is sticking?

notstock · Feb 24, 2007

You for sure don't want it to stick on running like mine did to me. Mad scramble to unhook the battery cable lol. I would call them & see what they say, especially since it is a safety issue.
This link might provide a little more info on the winch.
http://www.warn.com/truck/ReplacementParts/replacementparts.jsp
My experience with Warn customer service was awesome but this was 4 or 5 years ago.

Cascade_Crawler · Feb 24, 2007

Thanks. Not open today, I'll call monday and see if I cant get them to replace it.

Jay1 · Feb 25, 2007

I have a picture of my m8000.

84Toyota4x4 · Feb 25, 2007

Thats not an M8000, thats an 8274.

~T.J.

Cascade_Crawler · Mar 3, 2007

Well called warn - they were very helpful but said the retrofit would not work with my winch. He was able to send me a diagram but now...

where do the wires from the 3 terminals on the motor (A,F1 and F2) connect? Any help...

NotMatt · Mar 5, 2007

Ok here's the picture I promised of mine. This is looking at the winch from the back... the ground wire to the battery goes on the stud on the bottom of the winch, the positive goes on the solenoid stud where it's circled (covered by my fat hand). The others are self-explanatory.

Oh yeah, and this is looking at the control box with the top up as well. Hope this helps/makes sense.

Cascade_Crawler · Mar 5, 2007

I think my winch is the only one with a 3 solenoid control box.

Thanks for the picture matt. Maybe Ill just buy another solenoid and upgrade...

JayH · Mar 5, 2007

Cascade_Crawler said:
I think my winch is the only one with a 3 solenoid control box.

Thanks for the picture matt. Maybe Ill just buy another solenoid and upgrade...

Before you do that, check to see if the M5000 had a three solenoid control instead of a four. I might have mixed the two controllers up on you

If that's the case, I have the other controller.

Cascade_Crawler · Mar 5, 2007

JayH said:
Before you do that, check to see if the M5000 had a three solenoid control instead of a four. I might have mixed the two controllers up on you

If that's the case, I have the other controller.

I shoulda asked you in the first place. and yes, the diagram lists the M5000...

Wanna trade?

JayH · Mar 6, 2007

Ahhh, OK. Let's trade then. My bad - sorry.

You know where I live, or I'm gonna be running Isabelle on the 17th with some other grands... or I travel to Seattle every Tuesday night....

Lemme know.

Cascade_Crawler · Mar 7, 2007

JayH said:
Ahhh, OK. Let's trade then. My bad - sorry.

You know where I live, or I'm gonna be running Isabelle on the 17th with some other grands... or I travel to Seattle every Tuesday night....

Lemme know.

Im usually busy tuesday. Have a firefighting class saturday the 17th

Looks like ill be heading to issaquah soon. Ill PM you when I figure out a day.