Re: Stus-List Barient 18 Source for winch bearings (Ted Drossos)

2014-03-13 Thread Rich Knowles
Here's a source for delrin rod. You might be able to make some new bearings as I mentioned earlier. http://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/mepages/delrinrod.php Rich > On Mar 13, 2014, at 22:34, Kevin Driscoll wrote: > > As someone said, if you look closely all is not normal. The plastic rolle

Re: Stus-List Barient 18 Source for winch bearings (Ted Drossos)

2014-03-13 Thread Kevin Driscoll
As someone said, if you look closely all is not normal. The plastic rollers are all damaged. Try a local bearing company this morning... No dice. It may well be cheaper to buy a used winch than shell many Australian loonies for replacements. I know my wife would appreciate a self tailer for the hal

Re: Stus-List Barient 18 Source for winch bearings (Ted Drossos)

2014-03-13 Thread Michael Brown
I agree with Ted, if the issue is that the cage is split in the middle then I think that is the way they are. I have rebuilt my ARCO and Barient winches a few times, those look normal to me. Note that the lubrication on roller bearings is intentionally sparse. The rollers are suppose to roll, n