Winch Maintenance

03/08/2015 – Barient 23 Barient23-pre1983.pdf
08/31/2016 – Berient 32 Barient32.pdf

03/08/2015 – Barient 23 Main Sheet Winch.
My main sheet winch screws were rubbing against the self-tailing line guide, so I decided to overhaul it. I simply followed the manual instructions. However, at the point where it says to remove the winch from the deck to reach the pawls I stopped due to laziness. The pawls sounded like they still clicked crisply and I decided it wasn’t worth digging into for a few more years. Soaking the rest of the parts in gasoline removed the old grease quite nicely. 1 of the 3 pistons was stuck and I couldn’t remove it, but it’s gear turned easily, so I cleaned and lubed it in place. 2 of the 4 screws (aft/SB side) had sheared and the springs were forcing them up against the bottom of the self-tailer. I simply removed the two screws for now for drilling out and replacing in the future. When reassembling, I used the official Barient Grease on all gears and bearings, and 3-1 oil on all other surfaces. See the pictures for more detail.

The tools for the job

She was dirty enough to prevent turning with one hand, so I decided to lube her up.

Remove the lock ring.

And lift the cap.

A few moderate taps with the rubber mallet were enough to start unscrewing the self-tailer.

Then just lift the self-tailer off.

Don’t forget to remove the stop plate. I needed a pick to unstick it.

Then the drum lifts off (make sure the bearings aren’t lifting off with it!)

Set the bearings aside.

I used a hammer and screwdriver to slide the cotter pin far enough to start prying against.

See the silver cotter pin sticking out?

Now we can pry the pin to rotate and remove the idler shaft.

I needed a variety of screwdrivers, vice grips and hammering to remove the shaft. It was really stuck.

Finally got it out!

And removed the gear.

I did the same for both cogs on the near side. The far side was stuck hard and I gave up.

I cleaned everything as well as I could, including the gear I failed to remove. The other gears I soaked in gas to clean.

I lubed all parts with 3-1 oil except where the manual specified to use grease.

After greasing the gears, I soaked the bearings in gas, dried, then stuffed with Barient grease and reassembled.

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08/31/2016 – Barient 32 Port Jib Winch.
My jib winch was starting to increase in resistance, even with no load. So I decided to open her up and see what the issue was. I didn’t have a universal fill-port tool (you know those adjustable tools that fit into the two small holes in the fuel port?) so I used to allen keys and a big screw-driver to unscrew the top cap. Following the manual’s instructions, I disassembled and found a bearing that had lost its grease and gone rusty. I soaked all parts in diesel per the manuals recommendation, greased all gears and bearings with BarLube, used light 3-in-1 machine oil on the pawls (grease will foul the pawls), and Lanocote on the screws to prevent galling. Reassembly was a cinch.

I disassembled everything except the deck-mounted base plate

The internals

Using the fuel pump to soak the parts in diesel

I soaked for about 10 minutes, then rubbed until shiny

PB Blaster to get those corroded parts off, 3-in-1 oil for the pawls, BarLube for the gears and bearings, then Lanocote on the screws to prevent future galling.

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j29class.net/tips/barient/barient.htm: A nice site with this page dedicated to Barient maintenance with various manuals and tips on identifying your model.