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by sierraslim
Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:38 am
Forum: Maintenance and Repair
Topic: Control sheave stuck
Replies: 7
Views: 7260

I recently had the same problem of a control sheave and idler sheave stuck together, and found an alternative to the wooden wedges that also worked great.

I used a 3/8" rope as a wedge by tightly wrapping the line between the sheaves. I continued adding line until the rope extended beyond the outer ...