Wont crank

[donnat]

I just got a 1994 Coachmen Clipper, which I knew had one side that didn't go up when I bought it but figured could be fixed. We cranked it up and manually lifted the broken corner. I don't know what I did, maybe overcranked it, because the back end crashed down. The front corner stayed extended. We managed to get it down, but now it won't go up at all. It makes the "ratcheting" noise but doesn't go up. Help! We are newbies and are totally clueless. We are willing to fix it if it is fixable. Where do we start? We got a bunch of people and pushed it up by hand and tried to brace it, but the bars seem really flimsy and swayed. Help! Thanks.

[austinado16]

Crawl under the camper and find what's broken in the winch mechanism.