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Author:  Maximus [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Frozen Halyard Pulley
Inspecting the pulley for the main halyard(large plastic wheel inside of cast aluminum housing at top of mast), I discovered it is frozen. Apparently for quite some time, the cable has just been gliding over the wheel when raising and lowering the sail. I wd40ed it, let it sit over night, but it's still stuck. Should I bother trying higher quality penetrating oil, or just bite the bullet and get out the drill? It's probably flat spotted anyway :( Are there bearings in there or just a shaft? Thanks for the help...
Author:  MBounds [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 5:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Frozen Halyard Pulley
No replacement parts are available for the old style mast head, so it makes no sense to take it apart.

Just replace the entire mast head with a used one. They always show up on eBay, and I'll wager most dealers have a box of them left over from Comptip retrofits.
Author:  waldorf [ Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Frozen Halyard Pulley
try using a screw driver and a hammer to kind of chisel it loose ... or get it started turning i did this to an old mast that was sitting for years and it finally came free..... good luck...
Author:  Maximus [ Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Frozen Halyard Pulley
I got it loose! Instead of a screwdriver I used a flat file.... it grips plastic really well, but doesn't sink too far into it when you tap it. So a bunch of taps with a hammer, a whole bunch of WD-40 and it now rolls pretty well. :D
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