Hi Flint,
Thanks for all of your advice so far I am at last finding time to re-assemble my winch after a break from it for a few weeks. I have re-installed the lower drum tonight with no issues with the larger lip on the main gear facing inwards towards the brake side of the casing (facing away from the drum) as you have pictured but i am a bit unsure with the main shaft re-assembly so was hoping for your advice please.
Firstly does it matter if the cam gear is in the open or fully closed position when placing the intermediate gear back on top of it and sliding the shaft through into position. It seems to naturally close anyway when sliding the gear into position. Also am I correct in positioning the intermediate gear so that the side with the larger lip is facing the brake side of the case? Sorry to ask trivial type questions but after all of the work i have put into the refurbishment i don't want to damage anything now. Also should i put any thread lock on the brass bushing which is tapped back into the case around the main shaft before fitting the lip seal or just lightly grease it?
Thanks, regarding the needle bearing replacement i will place a step by step guide once I have finished rebuilding the winch plus some pictures of the rebuild.
Thanks Flint,
Kind Regards
Simon
