Hi Flint,
I just wanted to say excellent write up on the rebuild and vey detailed so thanks for doing that. I have just purchased an 8274 which I have fully disassembled and am shortly going to rebuild again once I have finished cleaning it up and painting it, please could I ask if you could kindly give me some step by step instructions and images of replacing the main shaft and all the relevant gears which fit onto it and also how to test that they all work as expected once the bronze bushing is back in the case. You mention in one of your threads to test it by hand but i am not sure what it should correctly do as I have never seen one of these in operation yet. My friend removed the main shaft for me as I did not have a drift and I am not 100% sure of the re-assembly procedure. Also should there be a circlip installed on the main shaft within the winch casing (not the one at the end of the brake assembly), I have seen a few images of other 8274's with what looks like a circlip just after the intermediate gear next to the shaft where you can use a brass drift to remove it?
Also can I ask please when fitting the bronze bush and oil seal, how far into the casing should I tap the bronze bushing, and should the lip seal be flush with the outer edge of the casing?
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated please.
Kind Regards
Simon
England
