[C320-list] need winch help, ASAP

[Dave Ouimette]

Greg,
 
Thanks for the advice. The dimple in the spindle is small so there isn't much room to tap it; I'll give it a try. How do you grab the spindle to pull it out once it is loose?
 
Dave
hull 174
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Sun, Sep 13, 2015 7:46 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] need winch help, ASAP


I just serviced mine. Carefully tap the spindle dimple counterclockwise with a
straight blade screwdriver and hammer. It doesn't take much to loosen it. Use
liquid paraffin as a degreaser. Be careful to catch all the parts. The Paul's
are small and the little springs are tiny. Lexmar suggests replacing pawls and
springs, but Calder says don't fix it if it's not broken. I bought a few spares
to replace any that looked too worn. Clean everything with paraffin and regrease
with Lewmar recommended products. It doesn't take much.



Greg
Hoop Dancer
#1076
Sidney, BC

> On Sep 13, 2015, at 4:25 PM, Dave Ouimette
<drouimette at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> I recently acquired a 1995 C320 and
it's time to service the Lewmar Ocean Series winches.  I have two ST #30's and
two #44's. Two problems surfaced: 1) I cannot figure out how to pull out the
gear spindles. It is necessary to do this in order to remove the rachet gears
and get to the pawls. They may have changed in later models but my winch
spindles have a flush top with a small dimple and it is impossible to grab the
spindle to remove it. It appears later models had a mushroom top which you could
remove with fingers or a screw driver. Any ideas how to remove the spindle? 
Next, it has been a while since the winches were service and there is some very
hard old grease which is making is impossible to remove the main spindle. I have
applied some PB blaster in hope of loosening the grease but no luck so far. Any
thoughts on the best degreaser to use in this situation?  I feel like a street
beggar asking for any change you can throw my way. 
> 
> See page 43, figure
five for a look at the gear spindles.
> 
>
http://lewmar.com/assets/img/dataset/Manual-Winch%20Service%20Manual%20B2304%20iss6.pdf
>

> Dave 
> Hull 174
>