[C320-list] need winch help, ASAP

[Dave Ouimette]

Greg,
 
I spoke to Lewmar tech support and they were stumped by the presence of a flush, non-mushroom top to the gear spindle. They also had no idea how to remove it except possibly dismounting the entire winch and pushing the spindle out from the bottom. However, I don't think there is a hole in the correct position under the spindle and I'm not keen on drilling a new one. This has become a major headache. I am going to try once more today to disassemble. Oddly, I took apart one of the number 44 winches and it has the proper mushroom top spindle. It was grossly packed in hardened grease but once cleaned and lighly greased it works like new. I've ordered some new mushroom-top spindles to replace the old ones if I can get them out. I'll let you all know how it goes.

Dave
hull 174
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 14, 2015 12:37 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] need winch help, ASAP


The dimple should take a screw driver head at an angle. Otherwise it is possible
that your model requires some specialized tool. There should be bolts/screws
holding it together. Once you remove these it will all come out. Record
carefully how all the pieces go together. I used this manual:
http://www.lewmar.com/assets/img/dataset/Manual-Winch%20Service%20Manual%20B2304%20iss6.pdf



Greg


> On Sep 14, 2015, at 4:35 AM, Dave Ouimette <drouimette at aol.com> wrote:
>

> 
> 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
> 
>