[C320-list] need winch help, ASAP

[Dave Ouimette]

Graeme,
 
Thanks for the tip.
 
Dave 
Hull 174
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Graeme Clark <cg at skyflyer.co.uk>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 14, 2015 2:45 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] need winch help, ASAP


Top tip: get a large cardboard carton and cut an accurate hole in the base the
same size as the winch base. Put carton over winch and tape it to deck. Then if
any bits drop or spring off they will be caught in the box rather than roll or
bounce overboard. 

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> On 14
Sep 2015, at 00:46, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>