greeny
Well-known member
None required, after washing in white spirit and reassembling the swivel ran well. And I didn't lose any balls. Well actually I dropped some but found them on the garage floor. I was surprised when I stripped it, that it was ok and didn't need any parts. I'd expected rusty circlips and bearings worn beyond further use but the problem was 13 yrs worth of dirt and gunge causing it to be sticky and graunchy and sticking when trying to furl with any halyard tension on.What parts did you replace?
In hindsight, maybe a few kettles of boiling water followed by a good washing out with WD or similar may have solved the problem without its removal from the stay. I'd tried the WD but not the boiling water first. At least I've now seen inside though and know for sure it's going to be ok.