Hi John,
as one who has greased gearboxes, bearings and drive shafts and machinery all my life I confidently say that any quality grease in a cartridge (to fit a grease gun) for use in wheel bearings or universal joints will be completely satisfactory. You have a low speed gearbox with moderate loading. NAPA will have it, just ask them. Look carefully at your gear before you discard it, have the cogs worn to a sharp point? A while ago I descibed how I fitted grease nipples to the main outhaul and furler gearboxes and to the jib furler gear box. I will post some photos in the next few days. Keeping fresh grease in the boxes is the key to long life for the bearings and gears.
Cheers
Danny
SM 299 Ocean Pearl

--- On Thu, 5/5/11, John Hollamby <annejohnholl@...> wrote:


From: John Hollamby <annejohnholl@...>
Subject: [Amel] Super Maramu Furling Gear
To: amelyachtowners@...
Date: Thursday, 5, May, 2011, 9:37 PM


 



The bronze gear wheel in my furling gear is badly worn almost certainly because I have been very bad at coming head to wind whist furling etc thus putting a heavy load on the gears. I am trying to get replacements but they want the details off the plate on the gearbox. There is no plate on mine. Can anyone help? I also will have a problem with the special grease that they specify as here in Malta I can only find it in one litre cans costing 190 euros and I think that I only need about 200 grams to fill both boxes.

Regards, John, SM 319








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