Ramsey Winch DC-7/DC-7B - Manual (Page 8)

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1. Drain oil from worm gear housing by
removing (item #51) plug from bottom of
gear housing. Remove relief fi tting and
reducer (items #46 & #54) from top of
gear housing. Remove winch from mount-
ing angles (items #6 & #7) by removing
hardware shown (items #34 & #40).
NOTE: DC-7B WINCH SHOWN. See Pg.
14 & 15 for mounting brackets and
hardware for DC-7 winch.
2. Drain oil from spur gear box by removing
(item #53) plug,from bottom of spur gear
box. Remove cover and gasket (items #10 &
#43) from spur gear housing by unscrew ing
twelve cap screws (item #32). Slide gear
(item #14) from end of worm shaft (item
#26). Remove spur gear shaft (item #25),
with gears attached. Check bearings (item
#27) and thrust washers (item #61) for signs
of wear, replace if necessary. Remove old
bearings and press new bearings into place.
Remove solenoid assembly (item #1) from
winch as follows: Disconnect solenoid ca-
bles from motor (item #47). Make note of
which terminals cables are attached to. Re-
move solenoid cover from solenoid mounting
bracket by unscrewing two solenoid cover
mounting screws. Solenoid mounting bracket
may then be removed from winch by un-
screwing two soc. hd. screws attaching
solenoid bracket to gear housing of winch.
SEE SOLENOID ASS’Y. PARTS LIST, Pg.18
3. Remove key (item #20) and snap ring (item #60)
from worm shaft. Remove motor (item #47) from
spur gear housing (item #18) by removing three
nuts and lockwashers (items #38 & #41). Uns-
crew four capscrews (item #35) to remove spur
gear box (item #18) and gasket (item #42) from
gear housing. Replace lip seals (items #57 &
#59) by pressing old seals from spur gear hous-
ing and pressing new seals into place.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR OVERHAUL OF RAMSEY
MODEL DC-7/DC-7B SERIES WINCHES
DISASSEMBLY