Praxinoscope
Well-Known Member
Thank you to Neil_5 for reply to my previous thread on this item, I will try again with tapping the bar out but am worried about going too forceful and damaging something I can't replace. I couldn't seem to add images to my previous post so have repeated it below.
I thought I had stripped nearly every type of winch easily, but have now found my ‘nemesis’. My new boat, a 1980 Sadler 25 has Gibb 16RA two speed sheet winches fitted, no problem reoving the drum, it’s the common circlip fixing, but then!!! The central column has a stainless steel rod fixed through it which prevents removal of the needle bearings etc. One end of the steel rod is knurled which suggests to me that this is not a removable item, so does this mean I have to remove the winches and work from underneath if I want to strip them completely?
Has anyone any experience with these winches, their construction is a bit more complex than most but quality of manufacture looks good and I don’t think there is any major wear on any of the components, it’s just I like to give my winches a full strip down and service at the end of the season.
I have tried the Sadler & Starlight association with no luck.
Down inside there are two 'sticky/soggy' bits of what I think were once nitrile cord fitted through part of the ratchet, see photo , which I think are used as cushions against the steel rod, does nitrile go like this with age?
Thanks for any assistance you can give.
I thought I had stripped nearly every type of winch easily, but have now found my ‘nemesis’. My new boat, a 1980 Sadler 25 has Gibb 16RA two speed sheet winches fitted, no problem reoving the drum, it’s the common circlip fixing, but then!!! The central column has a stainless steel rod fixed through it which prevents removal of the needle bearings etc. One end of the steel rod is knurled which suggests to me that this is not a removable item, so does this mean I have to remove the winches and work from underneath if I want to strip them completely?
Has anyone any experience with these winches, their construction is a bit more complex than most but quality of manufacture looks good and I don’t think there is any major wear on any of the components, it’s just I like to give my winches a full strip down and service at the end of the season.
I have tried the Sadler & Starlight association with no luck.
Down inside there are two 'sticky/soggy' bits of what I think were once nitrile cord fitted through part of the ratchet, see photo , which I think are used as cushions against the steel rod, does nitrile go like this with age?
Thanks for any assistance you can give.
