I have damage to the mainshaft of my Lofrans Electric Windlass. I have removed the gypsy and inner clutch cons as well as the rope drum and access plate on the port-side. I thought that the shaft would then simply slide out but the main-gear has a convex gear that fits snugly over the worm-drive and this prevents extraction. I think that I have to pull the worm-drive out but it is pressed into place and I can see no method of attaching a puller to it.

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It is 12 years since I stripped mine down and I can 't remember the details. As I recall it was a very easy process and I don 't remember any difficulty.I did not need to use a puller. I replaced all seals and bearings.

Do you have the Lofrans Tigres "exploded" diagram. I have a paper copy on the boat but a few years ago when ordering spares I found it was available on the Lofrans website. EC Smith in the UK are (were?) the main UK distributors and were very helpful in identifying parts.

John Franklin