Grinding From Newly Cleaned Reel

[Preytorien]

Hey guys, at the advice of another fisherman, I needed to clean my spinning reel.

 

I have a Shimano Sahara 2500FD. I recall that when I first bough this reel it was butter smooth, and of course got a little worse over the next year and a half of use, so it appeared it needed a cleaning.

 

So yesterday evening I took it apart, made careful sure not to remove any parts that didn't need it. Wiped a bit of the excess lube off of it, and lubricated where the user manual said to apply......just a drop or two. I heard that if you don't think you've applied much oil then you've applied TOO much and to back it off even more, so I don't believe I over-lubricated anything....however. After I put it together, I get a sort of grinding sound when I reel. Not hugely noticable, but there nonetheless. I was very careful to make sure I put everything back together just as it was. My question is why on earth I get this sound? Literally in all simplicity I took it apart, dropped a couple drops of oil on it, and reassembled it.....now it grinds. When I first bought it I remember showing a friend of mine that without line on it, when you gave the handle a quick spin, the bail would make 13 rotations before it stopped.....now it goes about 6. 

 

Any ideas from the expert reel cleaners out there?

[.RM.]

Hey guys, at the advice of another fisherman, I needed to clean my spinning reel.

 

I have a Shimano Sahara 2500FD. I recall that when I first bough this reel it was butter smooth, and of course got a little worse over the next year and a half of use, so it appeared it needed a cleaning.

 

So yesterday evening I took it apart, made careful sure not to remove any parts that didn't need it. Wiped a bit of the excess lube off of it, and lubricated where the user manual said to apply......just a drop or two. I heard that if you don't think you've applied much oil then you've applied TOO much and to back it off even more, so I don't believe I over-lubricated anything....however. After I put it together, I get a sort of grinding sound when I reel. Not hugely noticable, but there nonetheless. I was very careful to make sure I put everything back together just as it was. My question is why on earth I get this sound? Literally in all simplicity I took it apart, dropped a couple drops of oil on it, and reassembled it.....now it grinds. When I first bought it I remember showing a friend of mine that without line on it, when you gave the handle a quick spin, the bail would make 13 rotations before it stopped.....now it goes about 6. 

 

Any ideas from the expert reel cleaners out there?

Yup...

First off you don't put fresh lube over OLD...

Wiping what you call excess lube just moves the OLD contaminated lubrication around..

When you added drops of whatever you used, it just re-lubricated the OLD.

Making it easier for grit to be moved from one part to another...

 

Also before you opened the reel, you laid the schematic out in front of you so you knew you didn't miss any shims/washers in the crank stack, I hope..

Whenever you brake into the reel brake it down completely, and hand scrub the parts to get the OLD lubrication off.

In other words you need to deep clean that reel and have it done properly..

 

Good Luck & Tight Lines! 

[Preytorien]

That's probably the culprit. When I wiped off the excess, I didn't totally remove the old, I just added a few drops here and there. I was too nervous about taking pieces out then not being able to get them back in.

 

One thing I noticed......so many people on here emphasize using the oil sparingly, but from the manufacturer, it's pretty well doused with not oil, but grease. It's not a super thick grease, but it's definitely not oil. Oddly enough, it came with oil for re-lubing maintenance though.

 

Wondering if I should use grease or oil when I re-lubricate?

[.RM.]

Yup reel mfgs use grease to hold lose and small parts in place during the mfg process.

It is also used to control moisture on LOOONG boat rides to the US..

 

Don't want to step on Mike's (DVT) toes here..

So I will just recommend you contact Mike (DVT), and get it serviced properly..

He is a forum sponsor and gives a service discount for forum memebers.......

 

Tight Lines! 

[Preytorien]

I just finished up completely tearing down, degreasing, re-lubing, and reassembling the reel. HUGE difference, and in fact I'm pretty sure it's smoother than it was when I first got it.

Thanks for the help