Keeping your winches in top order

Spread your rag or paper towel out around the area where you are going to work.  Winch service is messy.

Make sure you have everything you need. You don’t want to go fossicking around in your pristine boat with greasy hands looking for stuff after you’ve started. Dismantle the winch by undoing whatever holds the drum and the self-tailer (if fitted) on.

This is usually a circlip or a single screw, or some screws or a large screwed cap. Put the little parts in the little dish and the big parts in the big dish. 

Wash all the old grease off everything with the white spirit and paint brush.

Put on paper towel/rag to drain and dry. Some people then wash all this in hot water and detergent to get rid of the white spirit.  We find it evaporates pretty quickly.

Check that all the pawls move freely, and that no pawl springs are broken.  If they are, they must be replaced.

Lightly oil the pawls and their springs. Grease tends to make these items sticky, so use  oil.

Lightly grease all the other wearing surfaces as they are reassembled – gear teeth, shafts, plain bearing and roller bearings – are the main areas to note.  Make sure you grease the gear machined into the inside of the bottom of the drum.

When everything is reassembled, check that the drum spins freely in the correct direction and doesn’t spin at all in the reverse direction.

Author:JIASHAN B&B ELECTRIC & MECHINERY CO.,LTD.
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