Servicing a knowsley sheet winch

[fifer]

This is the sheet winch on my Albin Vega.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/rRcE8Mcg9QaaUhSTA

I see that to service it you need to remove the small grub screw, then place some kind of tool in the two holes to twist off the cap. The barrel could then be lifted off.

Any idea where I could find the required tool to remove the cap, or indeed bodge something up to do the job?

Thanks

 

[ghostlymoron]

Hopefully, someone reading your post will have similar winches and a tool. Other than that you could try putting the end of a screwdriver in the hold and tapping it round.

 

[colind3782]

Two holes in a piece of wood with a couple of appropriately sized screws through the holes? Not exactly engineering but that's what I would do.

 

[penberth3]

Two holes in a piece of wood with a couple of appropriately sized screws through the holes? Not exactly engineering but that's what I would do.

Flat steel with a couple of bolts would be better.

Or check E-bay for a pin spanner.

 

[PetiteFleur]

Yes, a pin spanner is the correct tool, make sure you get one with the correct diameter pins and centre distance between - or an adjustable one - £2 - £3 on ebay.

 

[fifer]

Great thanks, I had an idea these things existed but no idea where to start looking.

If this fails I'll go for the bolts in a bit of wood approach!

 

[colind3782]

Flat steel with a couple of bolts would be better.

Or check E-bay for a pin spanner.

By screws I meant machine screws rather than wood screws and by a bit of wood I was thinking of stuff I would have lying around.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

The easiest approach is two round metal pins that fit closely into the holes and then use a flat-bar (or something else that is strong) between the pins and use that as a lever to turn the cap.
A cheap source for pins is to take two wood-screws of a suitable gauge and cut off the part with the threads, leaving the plain cylindrical shank that is below the head.

See my next posting.

 

[PuffTheMagicDragon]

This is what I mean.

 

[fifer]

This is what I mean.

That may well work! I've gone for an adjustable pin spanner from ebay for <4 quid as a first stab at a longer term solution to this issue. If it doesn't work well its on to plan B