I'm about to do my winches as well. I've got 2 old lewmar wavegrip 55s
and 3 43s. I also have newer 44 that is electric. I took the 2 55s
apart and brought them home as you can take the whole winch off the
base. The 43s don't allow for that but I did pull one apart. They
appear to have been neglected for some time. They are gummed up and
really dirty. I've been watching videos and got a demonstration at the
Annapolis boat show on how to tear one down and reassemble it. As I
recall the lewmar guy said 3in1 oil is great for the pauls and was not
that particular about the grease. I happen to have some lewmar winch
grease. So, I'll use that.
If you look at the lewmar demonstration video on the you tubes, the
application of the new grease is really, really, really light. I mean,
I'm not sure if it is just for demonstration but, it appears he applies
almost no grease. he just touches the open tube of grease with a brush
and then lightly applies that to the gears and such. Are we supposed to
apply such a small amount or should we be coating more evenly?
Danny
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