Seldon Furlex bearing adjustment

[Ripster]

Just taken my Genoa down for the first time since having the boat and as result have the opportunity to inspect the top sail carrier and bearings of the Furlex. There appears to be a set of stainless ball bearings running in cups and cones, top and bottom of the carrier. How should these be maintained, just spray in some Mclube? Is there any adjustment possible? The top has a plastic cover, but I cant see if it moves, pops off or unscrews to allow access to some adjustment.

 

[Talulah]

From the manual:

15.2 Lubricating the halyard swivel
1. Bring the halyard swivel down to the sail feeder.
2. Press grease into the upper bearing through the recess E and into the lower bearing through opening F in the plastic cover.

I can see no diagram in the manual with E & F marked.

 

[nigelmercier]

Selden Furlex Bearings

Corrected spelling to Selden to keep this topic in searches. Interested in any replies, I have never managed to split either bearing.

 

[pvb]

Just taken my Genoa down for the first time since having the boat and as result have the opportunity to inspect the top sail carrier and bearings of the Furlex. There appears to be a set of stainless ball bearings running in cups and cones, top and bottom of the carrier. How should these be maintained, just spray in some Mclube? Is there any adjustment possible? The top has a plastic cover, but I cant see if it moves, pops off or unscrews to allow access to some adjustment.

The maintenance instructions are in the Selden manual - you can download the one for your system from http://www.seldenmast.com/frameset.cfm?id=6618

There's no adjustment needed.

 

[pvb]

I can see no diagram in the manual with E & F marked.

It's in the section 15.1 immediately above.

 

[Stork_III]

From the manual:

15.2 Lubricating the halyard swivel
1. Bring the halyard swivel down to the sail feeder.
2. Press grease into the upper bearing through the recess E and into the lower bearing through opening F in the plastic cover.

I can see no diagram in the manual with E & F marked.

E & F are shown in illustration of Halyard swivel in 15.1 above
.

 

[pvb]

E & F are shown in illustration of Halyard swivel in 15.1 above
.

That's what I said.

 

[Talulah]

That's what I said.

Theres a theme of not seeing things here.

 

[pvb]

Theres a theme of not seeing things here.

 

[Ripster]

Thanks all. Apols for the wrong spelling - wrote it out in a hurry

So all in, it appears some suitable bearing grease squirted in through the access gap in both brgs is about it.

 

[Talulah]

Thanks all. Apols for the wrong spelling - wrote it out in a hurry

So all in, it appears some suitable bearing grease squirted in through the access gap in both brgs is about it.

The Selden grease that came with the Furlex appears much thinner than standard grease.

 

[nigelmercier]

So all in, it appears some suitable bearing grease squirted in through the access gap in both brgs is about it.

I've tried to do this, almost impossible. Hence my need to dismantle them.

 

[pvb]

I've tried to do this, almost impossible. Hence my need to dismantle them.

If you download the Spare Parts manual from the Selden website, it will have exploded diagrams which show you how it can be dismantled.