john deere winch

[furltech]

Here i am hat in hand asking for help again .I have a john deére 440c and the last couple of days the winch is getting weaker and weaker how do i adjust the pulling power of it if that makes sense .thanks in advance

[OneWithWood]

check hydraulic fluid and check that the brake band is releasing fully

[furltech]

did that but now i am wondering if operator put hyd 68 in instead of hyd trans allthough it shouldnt make that much difference i wouldnt think because he wouldnt have been able to put much in it

[snowstorm]

the oil wouldnt matter. if if dosent have the pulling power it had most likely the clutches are slipping

[RayMO]

Need to pull off left side cover and see if any sign of oil . If piston leaks even tiny bit of oil on clutch discs it will not pull much and will make screeching noise as it slips.

[furltech]

not seeing any oil anywhere i will double check again today

[furltech]

is there a relief that could bypass or get piece of dirt in anywhere .

[furltech]

Well i went in this morning and started tearing into the winch there was no oil in there but man it was corroded and packed  up full of rust and corruption that i was amazed that it worked as long as it did .After a massive cleaning job we came to the conclusion that everything was wore to the point it wouldnt even grab so i made  couple of shims and it is good as new for now .I will have to get some clutch disks and spacer and springs i guess but she should hold until the parts get here .Once again thanks for the help guys