Today was fixit day. After cutting an inspection portal in the back panel of the van, we got to see the extent of damage to the winding mechanism. On the positive side, I have learned a load more about how this mechanism works.
It turns out the guide that the push rod runs in was bent which kinked the box section enough to crimp itself on to the push rod thus restricting it's movement to zero.
We managed to straighten the guide enough to release the push rod so that it has free movement. Luckily, nothing was actually broken.
So we now have it free standing without any extra support. Tomorrow will be the litmus test when we wind it down for our trip to Derby and then up again at the other end.
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