Chris Mc.
Member III
Ha! Which is why I should keep the grease and crud away! My wife would kill me otherwise!!
Winch service
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Bobby Steele
Member II
We’re members at the Nyack Boat Club, and get the best advice from the experienced members on how to handle maintenance issues. We’ve been told how to use the ‘box method’ as well. For me, any time something has to be taken apart - I’m terrified of messing up. I was warned about the issue of parts flying out; but my winches were so gummed up, I had to pry it apart.
Chris Mc.
Member III
I spent quite a few hours yesterday servicing one of my Barrient 27’s. As suggested, I photo’d various stages of disassembly which made reassembly a breeze. One more 27, 21, 17, and a 10 to do. Fun fun!
Some before and after pics.
Some before and after pics.
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How did the brake cleaning fluid work?
Paint thinner was good on anything that was still soft, but did nothing for the dried up grease.
Chris Mc.
Member III
It worked well for blasting crud out of the bearings but not so much on the caked on grease/wax. I ended up using paint thinner which worked a whole lot better.
Chris Mc.
Member III
For anyone interested, here’s a link to some schematics for Barrient winches and others.
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It must be something in the air. Maybe sailing season. I'm working through the seven winches on my E32-3 right now for the first time. They're all Barient self-tailing: 27s, 23s, 17s, and a 19.
I use kerosene and a toothbrush to clean. A few hours soaking seems to do the trick. Sometimes a flathead screwdriver to lightly scrape the real gnarly bits. 3-in-1 oil on the pawls and Harken winch grease evenly and lightly on the other moving parts, gears, bearings, etc. Using the workbench at home is far easier for me too.
Whoever serviced these winches last before me seemed to put grease on everything, including the pawls
Similar to others, I could barely turn a couple of them by hand.
I use kerosene and a toothbrush to clean. A few hours soaking seems to do the trick. Sometimes a flathead screwdriver to lightly scrape the real gnarly bits. 3-in-1 oil on the pawls and Harken winch grease evenly and lightly on the other moving parts, gears, bearings, etc. Using the workbench at home is far easier for me too.
Whoever serviced these winches last before me seemed to put grease on everything, including the pawls
Similar to others, I could barely turn a couple of them by hand.
Way to go Bryan!
Hope the reassembly goes well. I dimly recall taking apart my old car transmission when I was about 20, and finding that I had a couple of parts left over (!) when I got it back together.
'Learning experience', it was, and I had to give some scarce $ to a real mechanic to re-do the job properly.
Hope the reassembly goes well. I dimly recall taking apart my old car transmission when I was about 20, and finding that I had a couple of parts left over (!) when I got it back together.
'Learning experience', it was, and I had to give some scarce $ to a real mechanic to re-do the job properly.
If ancient caked-on grease resists a toothbrush or stainless brush, stop and soak everything overnight in solvent. The varnish effect otherwise makes for unnecessary patience and hard work.
Re amount of new grease: I noticed that my new winch from Lewmar arrived with a very, very light coating, hardly more than a glisten of machine oil. Any gob of grease applied by the a-little-more-is-better impulse merely melts in the sun, descends into the pawls, and becomes in time the La Brea Tar Pits.
Re amount of new grease: I noticed that my new winch from Lewmar arrived with a very, very light coating, hardly more than a glisten of machine oil. Any gob of grease applied by the a-little-more-is-better impulse merely melts in the sun, descends into the pawls, and becomes in time the La Brea Tar Pits.