Shane_ Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 I have recently gotten an abu garcia revo sv and ive noticed that its been making a strange screeching sound when i cast it latley. Does anyone know how to fix this or why its doing this? should i have it serviced? Quote
Cgrinder Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 Take it back. Screeching isn't normal. Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted September 9, 2013 Super User Posted September 9, 2013 That is the sound of a bad spool bearing most likely, if it is less than a year old you can return it, if it is less than 30 days old the retailer may take it back. Believe it or not that happens a fair amount of the time, it isn't common but it isn't extremely rare either. What happened is that reel made it out of the factory with no oil in the bearings and now they are making noise. 1 Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 9, 2013 Super User Posted September 9, 2013 We ran into this with the dirtbike axle bearings some had less grease in them. With these larger sealed ball bearings that have the black plastic seals we would carefully open them up, add more grease and carefully pop the seal back in without damaging it. I notice the ball bearings in fishing reels appear to be shielded. But I'm not sure if we can shoot grease in them or not yet. But having more grease in them could make them stiffer for a while. But they will loosen up as the grease moves to the sides. I wonder if a small hypodermic needle could shoot oil into them? I use a larger hypodermic needle with the needle removed for living the reel gears and shafts. It's much cleaner for shooting the only grease into the areas. Bb Quote
Super User dodgeguy Posted September 10, 2013 Super User Posted September 10, 2013 try cleaning and lubing the spool bearings first.most reels come with a instruction book that tells you to lube them every few trips. most people ignore it and wonder why the bearings go bad. 1 Quote
5fishlimit Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 Never use grease on your bearings! Only use oil! Grease is for gears only on fishing equipment. Quote
MichBassMan Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 Quite possibly it's the disk that the centrifugal drag weights are mounted in. It's somewhat common for the disk to develop a small crack causing it to slip on the shaft. Typically if it's this condition you will also notice a few more backlashes than you normally would get with this reel. Sometimes they are even cracked when they are assembled at the factory. Quote
tholmes Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 The first thing I'd check is the brake ring where the brake blocks rub. Clean the brake ring and put 1 drop of oil on a cotton swab and rub it around the inside of the brake ring. I'll bet the noise will go away. Tom Quote
Super User .RM. Posted September 10, 2013 Super User Posted September 10, 2013 Quite possibly it's the disk that the centrifugal drag weights are mounted in. It's somewhat common for the disk to develop a small crack causing it to slip on the shaft. Typically if it's this condition you will also notice a few more backlashes than you normally would get with this reel. Sometimes they are even cracked when they are assembled at the factory. X2 You need to inspect that hub with some really good vision help (Magnafication) to see the crack. The early Revo S' had that very issue the hub is plastic and heat will affect it. Good Luck & Tight Lines! Quote
BradH Posted September 10, 2013 Posted September 10, 2013 What's a Revo SV? I've never seen one. If it does not have centrifugal brakes you can rule that out. In my limited experience all of the generation three Revos I've messed with have had QC issues, mostly dry spool bearings. That's where I would look first. Just put a drop of reel oil on the spool bearings. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 10, 2013 Super User Posted September 10, 2013 I have recently gotten an abu garcia revo sv and ive noticed that its been making a strange screeching sound when i cast it latley. Does anyone know how to fix this or why its doing this? should i have it serviced? Could be the brakes/brake race or could be spool bearings. My first course would be to put a drop of oil on the spool bearings. If it continued, I'd inspect the brakes. Failing that, send it to a pro. A side note....grease is perfectly okay on bearings, in fact I prefer it for specific applications, and specific bearings. Knob bearings, crankshaft bearings, pinion support bearings are a few examples where grease can contribute to a smoother feel. I definitely do not use grease on spool bearings, unless there is a specific set of circumstances dictating this. 99% of the time, a light oil on the spool bearings is preferred. 1 Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted September 10, 2013 Super User Posted September 10, 2013 I am assuming he meant Revo SX, the SX is a magnetic brake reel, so that would eliminate any issue with centrifugal brakes. Maybe spool bearings but they would have to be in horrible shape to actually be screeching. I would remove the spool and wipe the lips down with alcohol, inspect the frame and clean the areas that the spool lips ride in with a Q-tip and alcohol. If it's new, I would not even mess with it, I would just get it replaced. 1 Quote
Super User .RM. Posted September 10, 2013 Super User Posted September 10, 2013 Just an after thought... If the reel is an older original SX, long one peice spool shaft, without the spool support bearing behind the engagement pin. Probably friction from spool shaft & pinion rub. Fix: polish spool shaft friction points Newer SX' with 2 peice spool shaft, could be friction on pinion shaft end rubbing on spool shaft end. Fix: 1 drop light oil on pinion shaft end. Could be support bearing behind engagement pin. Fix: remove clean and properly lub bearing pack (1 drop light oil) re-install... Tight Lines! Quote
Super User iabass8 Posted September 11, 2013 Super User Posted September 11, 2013 i have an older abu garcia 6501c3 that did this. the "screeching" was unbearably loud. i cleaned each bearing and tested them individually. it was the spool bearing. i applied a small amount of oil and it fixed the issue. 1 Quote
Shane_ Posted September 11, 2013 Author Posted September 11, 2013 What's a Revo SV? I've never seen one. If it does not have centrifugal brakes you can rule that out. In my limited experience all of the generation three Revos I've messed with have had QC issues, mostly dry spool bearings. That's where I would look first. Just put a drop of reel oil on the spool bearings. my mistake i meant sx 1 Quote
Shane_ Posted September 11, 2013 Author Posted September 11, 2013 the only problem is that i bought is used on here so i cant really return it... Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted September 11, 2013 Posted September 11, 2013 It wouldn't hurt to have a 2nd hand reel gone through. In the meantime if none of the previous suggestions help and this is a newer model with the free floating spool check where the pinion shaft end contacts the spool. If they are dry/dirty it can make some noise. Quote
Super User aavery2 Posted September 11, 2013 Super User Posted September 11, 2013 Just an after thought... If the reel is an older original SX, long one peice spool shaft, without the spool support bearing behind the engagement pin. Probably friction from spool shaft & pinion rub. Fix: polish spool shaft friction points Newer SX' with 2 peice spool shaft, could be friction on pinion shaft end rubbing on spool shaft end. Fix: 1 drop light oil on pinion shaft end. Could be support bearing behind engagement pin. Fix: remove clean and properly lub bearing pack (1 drop light oil) re-install... Tight Lines! Just an F.Y.I. The Gen 1 Revo SX was the one with the single piece spool shaft. While the schematics often do not show the bearing behind the engagement pin, there was one present. To my knowledge there has never been a Revo that does not. The Gen 1 SX was an 11 bearing reel, 4 - handle, 1-AR, 1- Crankshaft, 2-levelwind, 1-brake side plate, 1-aft spool bearing(behind the pin) and 1-Tension Cap for a total of 11. Quote
MichBassMan Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Just curious, did you ever find what was causing the "screeching" ? Quote
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