how did you fix it? it worked great the two times i got to use it wheelin', and i've taken the cable in and out a few times in between, thinking that would ensure that it would work when i need it to? well that's what i was doing this time as well, before i went to wooly's on sunday.
I took mine back to 4 Wheel parts and they hooked me up with a deal on a new winch since mine was still under the "mechanical warranty", but not the electrical warranty.
Other than that, I was going to try to buy parts to fix it, but the motor costs more than a new winch (which is kinda lame, but now I have a new, updated version)
It may not be whats wrong with yours, you will have to dig into to see. I have made probably 50 REALLY hard pulls with my cheap little smittybilt, its been underwater and mud multiple times, frozen a few times, full of German road salt, etc etc. It was time for something to give up the ghost.
I am putting the new smittybilt in the rear, and my rebuilt Warn 8724 up front. Hopefully the new smitty will last a little longer than the old, but it has paid for itself about 100 times over.
Pull the motor apart. If its clicking (the solenoids) and not turning, you have motor issues. Either a burnt armature, broken brushes, magnet issues or a combination of sorts. I would stick a volt meter on the two lugs on the motor, when you push the button and you hear the click, if you get 12 volts to the lugs, then your motor or drivetrain is screwed, if you dont get any voltage, it could be a relay/solenoid problem, but if its clicking they are usually working.
Good luck with it, but first you gotta find out whats wrong with it. (or if you are ever in the Atlanta area, I would be glad to figure out whats wrong with it. They are pretty simple machines)
~James