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SERVICE & MAINTENANCE

Inspection and service of your Andersen winch is recommended at two year intervals. Service

dates can be recorded on the back page of this manual for future reference.

Required for service:

Hex key, 5 mm

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Spanner, 17mm

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Small flat screwdriver

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White/mineral spirits

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Remove the screws (20) that secure the self-tailer arm (14).

Remove the self-tailer arm and drum assembly. It is not necessary to disassemble the spring

loaded self-tailer to perform a normal servicing.

Clean the bearing surfaces and the gear teeth in the drum with white/mineral spirits. Apply

Andersen Winch Grease to the gear teeth, but do not apply any grease to the bearing

surfaces.

Remove the drive shaft (18) by inserting a winch handle to help pull it out of the centre stem.

Remove and clean the roller bearings (8) in soapy water with a soft cloth.

Leaving the retaining ring (7) and the ball bearings (6) in place, clean the ball bearings with

soapy water using a small brush.

Remove the 8x M10 hex head bolts (11) and lift the centre stem (5) off the winch base (4).

Remove and dismantle the central gear set (3) and the 3

Clean the gears, pawls and springs in white/mineral spirits.

Note the curved spring "arm"

10. Reassemble the central gear set and the 3

Andersen Winch Grease to the pawls. Do not use any other kind of grease for this purpose.

Check the functioning of each pawl by pushing the pawl against the spring. The pawls should

move smoothly and automatically return to their normal position where the pawls engage

within the gears. If the pawls do not work correctly replace the springs and check again.

Malfunctioning pawls may lead to unexpected release of the winch force resulting in serious

injury to the user and others.

TYPICAL PAWL & SPRING

Soft cloth

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Andersen Winch Grease

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Small brush

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speed gear set (2).

Correctly fitted in a pawl pocket

speed gear set, applying a very thin film of