540-107
or
540-209
Dismantling the halyard Swivel:
Tools required:
– Phillips screw-driver
1. RB/540-107 Remove both screws
.
1. RC/540-209 Remove both screws
and the four screws
in the stainless steel ring.
2. Turn item
90° to free the bayonet fitting, and remove it.
3. Lift
off together with one ball bearing. Then lift off
the second ball bearing.
4. Clean ball bearings and their races in a white spirit bath.
5. Reassemble the components in the reverse order.
A layer of grease in the cupped half of a ball-race will hold
the balls in place during assembly.
NOTE.
Ball bearings may fall apart. Take care not to
loose any parts.
Fig. 15.1
Dismantling the top Swivel:
Tools required:
– Screw-driver
– Adjustable wrench
1. Remove the remaining upper screw/screws holding the two
halves of the casting tog
ether.
2. Dismantle the ball b
earing and wash it in a white spirit
bath.
3. Reassemble in the reverse order. A layer of grease in the
cupped half of a ball-race will hold the balls in place
during assembly.
Fig. 15.2