Posted by Andersen on Monday, October 30, 2006 at 4:42PM :
In Reply to: MU-2 and other Braden winches posted by scottr on Monday, October 30, 2006 at 1:13PM :
Bronze wheel gears wear in to the worm gear and then work harden to live a long life. Factors such as design life, power transmission requirements, noise and heat generation, and presence of corrosive elements also contribute to the use of a bronze wheel gear.