Danny, If they are really gummed up, PB Blaster or a good degreaser will get off the topsoil. I had to soak several in a bucket of ZEP degreaser for hours.
Joel On Mon, Nov 5, 2018 at 10:07 AM Danny Haughey via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I'm about to do my winches as well. I've got 2 old lewmar wavegrip 55s > and 3 43s. I also have newer 44 that is electric. I took the 2 55s > apart and brought them home as you can take the whole winch off the > base. The 43s don't allow for that but I did pull one apart. They > appear to have been neglected for some time. They are gummed up and > really dirty. I've been watching videos and got a demonstration at the > Annapolis boat show on how to tear one down and reassemble it. As I > recall the lewmar guy said 3in1 oil is great for the pauls and was not > that particular about the grease. I happen to have some lewmar winch > grease. So, I'll use that. > > If you look at the lewmar demonstration video on the you tubes, the > application of the new grease is really, really, really light. I mean, > I'm not sure if it is just for demonstration but, it appears he applies > almost no grease. he just touches the open tube of grease with a brush > and then lightly applies that to the gears and such. Are we supposed to > apply such a small amount or should we be coating more evenly? > > Danny > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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