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Old 06-29-2020, 05:45 AM   #32
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Originally Posted by PaulGel View Post
If you get really desperate take the windlass off the deck and turn it over. There are two circlips on the shaft that hold the shaft in place. If you can get one or both off the shaft you can hopefully slide it the right way, remove it and take the shaft to a shop to have the clutch removed.

Get a collection of good quality circlip pliers. It is like doing brain surgery through your rectum.
Won't work. The cone on the other side (dual windlass) is also frozen to the shaft.
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