Since I am having some downtime, I thought I would service my
Barient 8P winches on Ying-Yang. It was turning but does not have
the familiar clicking sound. New winches are too costly. The
engineer that I am, I decided to take it apart. It is a simple
procedure if anyone wants or needs to service their winch.
There is a spring clip on the top of the winch. I used a dental
pick, @Wal-Mart ~$3.00, to remove the clip. The pick allows you to
control the clip spring force. Pry it a little and slide the pick
underneath and then slide the pick all the way around. The clip
will come off once you get all the way around.
Remove the cover plate with the Barient 8P name and you will see the
spring retention stubs holding the winch gear. Slowly rotate the
bottom half of the winch, I removed my from the deck, and the body
of the winch will drop down. Be careful to open the bottom half
slowly. There are two spring stubs at the bottom half. When they
are visible, press them with your thumb and index finger and remove
the body.
The top gear can be removed, cleaned and oiled. I used a silicone
lubricant to lubricate the shaft body, gear and spring stubs. At
the middle of the shaft there is a detachable plastic piece in the
shape of a crescent. Clean everything and oil the spring stubs.
If you have the luxury of an air compressor, air clean the winch.
Make sure you hold down the springs.
Assembly is the reverse action. Pinch the spring stubs at the
bottom and slide the body in, while rotating slowly. The top gear
will rotate into the spring studs at the top. You may have to
assist with your dental pick.
Replace the cover plate, and the circular spring clip.
You now have a winch that works and sounds like a winch.
I will post some pictures when I remove the other one later this
week.
Posted by Jake Kiehl (jake@…>)
To add to Steve’s post…If you are servicing the winch on a boat in the water, the chance of dropping pieces overboard is high. A technique that was recommended to me is to take a medium-sized cardboard box and cut a hole in the bottom that is slightly larger than the winch. Then, duct tape the box around the hole to the deck of the boat. The box should now catch any parts that happen to accidently spring/slip/fall out of hand while working on the winch.
Hope this helps someone avoid having to hunt down misc winch parts.–Jake.On 11/7/06, Steve <lim@…
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Hello Everyone, Since I am having some downtime, I thought I would service my Barient 8P winches on Ying-Yang. It was turning but does not have the familiar clicking sound. New winches are too costly. The engineer that I am, I decided to take it apart. It is a simple procedure if anyone wants or needs to service their winch.
There is a spring clip on the top of the winch. I used a dental pick, @Wal-Mart ~$3.00, to remove the clip. The pick allows you to control the clip spring force. Pry it a little and slide the pick
underneath and then slide the pick all the way around. The clip will come off once you get all the way around. Remove the cover plate with the Barient 8P name and you will see the spring retention stubs holding the winch gear. Slowly rotate the bottom half of the winch, I removed my from the deck, and the body of the winch will drop down. Be careful to open the bottom half slowly. There are two spring stubs at the bottom half. When they are visible, press them with your thumb and index finger and remove the body. The top gear can be removed, cleaned and oiled. I used a silicone lubricant to lubricate the shaft body, gear and spring stubs. At the middle of the shaft there is a detachable plastic piece in the shape of a crescent. Clean everything and oil the spring stubs. If you have the luxury of an air compressor, air clean the winch. Make sure you hold down the springs. Assembly is the reverse action. Pinch the spring stubs at the bottom and slide the body in, while rotating slowly. The top gear will rotate into the spring studs at the top. You may have to assist with your dental pick. Replace the cover plate, and the circular spring clip.
You now have a winch that works and sounds like a winch. I will post some pictures when I remove the other one later this week. Steve Lim