Hello everyone,
I'm trying to lubricate my Lewmar 50ST primary winches (1994 Hunter Passage 42). Took most all of it apart with no problem but there's a bearing on the bottom for the main spindle that is held in by a retaining ring (they call it a "circlip"). (Part #20 in the attached diagram)
I can't figure out how I'm supposed to remove it. It's very inconvenient to access being that it's on the bottom of the winch. It also doesn't have holes like the kind of retaining rings I've encountered in the past. (I have special pliers with prongs for those)
Help! Any ideas?
I'm tempted to just WD-40 the crap out of the thing and grease it in place. Please stop me from half-assing another boat project.
Thanks in advance!
I'm trying to lubricate my Lewmar 50ST primary winches (1994 Hunter Passage 42). Took most all of it apart with no problem but there's a bearing on the bottom for the main spindle that is held in by a retaining ring (they call it a "circlip"). (Part #20 in the attached diagram)
I can't figure out how I'm supposed to remove it. It's very inconvenient to access being that it's on the bottom of the winch. It also doesn't have holes like the kind of retaining rings I've encountered in the past. (I have special pliers with prongs for those)
Help! Any ideas?
I'm tempted to just WD-40 the crap out of the thing and grease it in place. Please stop me from half-assing another boat project.
Thanks in advance!
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