Anti-Reverse On Shimano Symetre 2500 Spinning Reel Not Working After Breakdown For Cleaning

[tentimesover]

My reel was running a bit stiff in spots on retrieve so I broke it down for a cleaning.  Now my reel is running smoother, however my anti_reverse is no longer working. What did I do to it and how can I get my anti-reverse working again?

[iabass8]

Did you put oil and/or greese on the AR bearing? If so, clean it . You can use a very very very very light oil coat or nothing at all and it will be fine. any sort of over lubrication of this bearing will cause it to fail.

[OkobojiEagle]

IaBass offers good advice above.  If you took the bearing apart to clean it, you may have put the inner race back upside-down.  It's best not to take the bearing apart when cleaning.  Soaking the assembled A/R bearing in a degreasing solution is all that is needed.

 

 

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[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Be sure the AR sleeve is right side (wide end) up.

[Tywithay]

Did you flip the switch?

[tentimesover]

Be sure the AR sleeve is right side (wide end) up.

THANKS!! Delaware Tackle. You were right on.  I had put the sleeve on upside down.  Next time I'll just send it to you for cleaning.  If it were not right in fishing season when I use the thing every day I would send it now. There are still a couple of metal washer/spacers that land on that bearing that I am not sure are in the right place.  One appears to be copper and the other steel.