When a winch does nothing but click, or works in one direction only, the contactor is usually the reason. It is the heavy duty relay that switches several hundred amps between the battery and the motor, and it is the most common electrical failure in any winch.
This is the genuine Albright BR88-2P contactor ARB fits to its winches. Albright is the specialist that makes contactors for electric vehicles and industrial equipment, which is why ARB specifies it rather than a generic part. It carries a 7 year warranty, which is the longest term in ARB's recovery range and applies to this part specifically rather than to the winch line as a whole.
What's Included:
One ARB winch contactor
Features
The Usual Suspect A winch that clicks without turning, or runs one way only, is very often a contactor rather than a motor. It is the cheapest thing to eliminate first.
Genuine Albright BR88-2P Albright is a specialist contactor manufacturer, and this is the exact unit ARB specifies rather than a generic equivalent.
Sealed Against The Environment A contactor lives in the engine bay or the bumper, in water and salt. The sealed housing is what keeps a several hundred amp switch working there.
7 Year Warranty ARB publishes a 7 year term on this part. That is the longest warranty in ARB's recovery range and it applies to this contactor specifically, not to everything in the winch.
Restores Factory Function Returns the winch's electrical system to ARB's specification.
Heavy Copper Terminals Stud terminals sized for the current a winch actually draws, which is where undersized generic parts fail.
Fitment & Compatibility
Application
Fit
ARB winch
✓ Fits, this is the genuine ARB spare
Other brands of winch
✗ Not published as compatible by ARB, and not claimed here
Any specific vehicle
● Universal to the winch, not to the vehicle
ARB winch head units
● Note that ARB does not currently sell its winch head units through this catalogue; these are spares for winches already fitted
Fit guidance: This is a genuine ARB winch spare part. It is universal in the sense that it does not depend on your vehicle, and specific in the sense that it belongs to the ARB winch.
Specifications
Model: ARB Winch Contactor
Part Number: ARWA007
Type: Winch contactor
Model: Albright BR88-2P
Material: Plastic housing
Color: Black
Finish: Matte
For: ARB winch
Warranty: 7 years
Shipping Weight: 2 lb
Warranty: 7 years
UPC: 9322046501657
Installation
Type: Replacement part, fitted during winch service · Time: Varies by part; see the ARB winch manual · Tools: Standard hand tools; the ARB winch user manual covers the procedure · Difficulty: Moderate
Isolate the winch electrically before working on it. ARB's winch user manual for the 10K and 12K winches covers this part and is linked in the Resources tab.
Resources
Everything you need for your ARB Albright BR88-2P Winch Contactor, Spare, in one place.
Warranty. ARB publishes a 7 year warranty on this winch contactor, which is the longest term in the ARB recovery range and applies to this part specifically rather than to the whole winch line. Warranty is administered in North America by ARB North America (Air Locker Inc., Auburn, WA) and honored through authorized US dealers like us. We describe ARB's warranty exactly as ARB publishes it.
Free shipping. This item ships free to the lower 48 states and typically arrives in 3 to 7 business days.
Inspect on delivery. Please inspect your order on arrival. If anything is damaged or missing, contact us right away and we will make it right.
About ARB
ARB started in 1975 in a Melbourne garage, when Tony Brown began building bull bars for the four wheel drives crossing Australia's outback, and it has grown into the largest 4x4 accessories maker in the southern hemisphere. Its engineering campus in Kilsyth, Victoria develops and tests the winching and frontal protection systems the brand is known for, and ARB supports those systems with a published spare parts program instead of treating a winch as a throwaway item.
In North America ARB operates from Auburn, Washington as Air Locker Inc., backing every product with a US warranty program. Prestige Truck is an authorized ARB dealer. Every part we ship is a genuine ARB component with full ARB North America warranty coverage, which matters more on a rebuild part than on almost anything else you buy.
A Closer Look At The ARB Winch
ARB's detailed walkthrough of the winch this part belongs to, covering the drum, the clutch, the control system and the sealing.
Useful for placing the part you are ordering in the assembly it goes into.
4x4 Winching Techniques
ARB's guide to rigging and operating a winch safely, including double line pulls and damper use.
Worth watching whether or not you are replacing a part, because most winch damage comes from technique rather than wear.
The ARB Story
How a Melbourne garage operation building bull bars for outback tourers in 1975 became the southern hemisphere's biggest 4x4 accessories maker.
Seven minutes on the company behind this product, filmed by ARB itself across its Australian factories and proving grounds.
Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers on specs, fit and support
How do I know the contactor is the problem?
Classic symptoms are a winch that clicks but does not turn, or one that runs in a single direction. Before replacing it, check the battery, the earth strap and the terminal connections, because a poor connection produces the same symptoms and costs nothing to fix.
Is this a genuine ARB part?
Yes. This is ARB's own spare part for its winch, ordered against ARB's part number. On winch components, where a failure happens under load, that provenance is the whole point.
What is the warranty on this part?
ARB publishes a 7 year warranty on this part. That is the longest term in ARB's recovery range and it applies to this component specifically. Other parts of the same winch carry different terms, so do not assume it covers the whole unit.
Will it fit a winch from another brand?
ARB does not publish compatibility with other manufacturers' winches and we do not claim any. This is specified for the ARB winch.
Do you sell the complete winch?
Not in this catalogue. ARB's winch head units are not currently part of the range we carry, though the spare parts program is. These parts are for winches already fitted to a vehicle.
Is there a manual?
Yes. ARB's winch user manual for the 10K and 12K winches is published for this part and is linked in the Resources tab.
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