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A friend of mine who worked in the bearing industry for 25 years said to NOT use Teflon lube on caged roller bearings. Apparently the stuff is so slippery that the rollers tend to skid instead of rolling.

For a three speed winch, I'd dismount it and take it home to service. You'll still need to take the drum off first to access the mounting bolts so Daddle & Lion's advice still applies but they take quite a while to strip, clean, inspect, lube & reassemble so it's nice to have them...

If you have more than one of them, just service them one at a time - you'll have the other as a reference if you get stumped on reassembly. It can be a bit intimidating when you first pop the drum off but take a variety of pics and get started - they are simpler than they look and in my...