Help, Help can't get the winch drum to lift !!!

[Les Bloom]

I have a 1974 typhoon with Gibb Winches. Starboard winch
turns with ease. The port winch will only turn hard with the
winch handle, but it will turn.

I removed the winch and the brass stand to my vise on my work bench.

I have removed one screw and one thin washer easily from the top of the winch below where the handle would fit.

The drum however will not separate from the base unit.

Right now I am using "PB" on it, in the hope it will loosen up.

What is holding it together? What can I do, is there any special
tool that would work.


Please advise & thanks in advance.


P. S. Three nuts on the bottom holding it to the stand,just freely turn. but I don't see the need to removing them just now

[Carl Thunberg]

I don't have first-hand experience with Gibb winches, but this guy does.

http://www.geoff.rich.btinternet.co.uk/ ... efurb.html

[Les Bloom]

Thanks you very much Carl.

I finally have some thing to work with.



Fair Winds

[Les Bloom]

Good news!! After soaking it with PB[/b] for the last
24 hours and the use of a friends wheel puller , it came off
slowly, but easily. Very simple inside. With a little cleaning &
grease, I'll have it back on tomorrow.

I will also be doing the starboard one and I plan to take Pix's
and post with how to do it.

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[Balestrand]

Hi, Everyone

I've just taken the drum off my 3" Gibbs winch. It came off as one piece. So I have the base/shaft, and I have the drum. Should the plastic looking sleeve inside the drum (looking from bottom) come out, too?

It seems to me that this sleeve must spin free for the winch to spin free?

Many thanks,
Robert