New Shimano Curado Casting Screech Sound From Spool. Bearing?

[Roadblock]

Picked up a new 2014 Shimano Curado 200I a few weeks ago and the reels been great but I've developed what I would call a screeching sound while casting.

 

It doesn't happen every cast but it went from a one or two per fishing trip to a every other couple casts.

 

Sometimes it happens for the full distance of the cast and other times it happens for half of the cast and disappears while my baits mid flight.

 

It sounds like its directly related to the spool spinning and the sound changes if or when I feather or ride the spool. 

 

Bearing? 

 

Will Shimano send me a bearing OR should I just return the reel to Cabela's? I plan to buy Hawgtech's bearings at some point BUT it's a new reel and I really want to fix it now without spending money. I was kinda waiting til I could afford the a Hawgtech carbon fiber 102mm crank and cork knobs too! 

 

Thanks!

[rippin-lips]

Try adding a drop of oil and see if it stops. That will let you know if it's the bearing. Might just be dry. Shimano should send you the bearing for free but Cabelas will exchange it also. Basically up to you on what route you wanna take.

[IAY]

You should also try oiling the breaking system. Just apply the oil on the area where the break is rubbing against.

[Bluebasser86]

Shimano packs their bearings with grease in new reels. Take the spool bearings out and flush them, then add a drop of oil to each before you replace them. If that doesn't fix the noise then you might consider returning the reel. 

[Tywithay]

I'd say there's a 99% chance the brake drum is dry. Take a couple drops of oil on the end of a qtip and coat the brake drum, it'll be good as new.

[Oregon Native]

For me that noise can be the worm.  I had the privalige to talk with a reel repair person from Shimano at our store one day and he told me to use a mixture of oil and grease (shimano)(soupy)  on the worm gear but to keep it VERY LIGHT.  On all the other easy  to reach bearings use  ONE small drop of oil.

[F14A-B]

I'd say there's a 99% chance the brake drum is dry. Take a couple drops of oil on the end of a qtip and coat the brake drum, it'll be good as new.

Exactly This..

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

More often than not screeching noises from a reel are brake related rather than bearings. There are differing opinions among reel techs. as to how important it is to oil cent brake drums. If undamaged, cleaning them with some alcohol on a swab usually does the trick but applying a thin film of light oil won't hurt. I know Shimano recommends oiling so no need to copy/paste the quote from their site.lol

[Zimobass]

On all the newer Shimano models with SVS braking, I have found that the "screeching" sound is from the brake pipe. There is a pamphlet that comes with the reel in the box, which appears to be an after thought, as it is not part of the reel instructions.It recommends that the brake pipe be cleaned after each use, and oil be applied to the pipe, and bearing !! They go on to say that this should be done every 5 uses, or once a month. With saltwater use  it should be done after every use !

 

My, freshwater only, experience has been to do it when the reel tells you it needs to be done 

 

Q-tip with a drop of oil rubbed on the break cone, as suggested by others.

[fishballer06]

My Chronarch ci4 has been doing this exact same thing my past two trips out. I clean and oil this reel about once a month, so I didn't know what could be causing it. Maybe a piece of dirt in there somewhere. So yesterday I cleaned and lubed the brake pipe. And I also cleaned and lubed both bearings on the side of the spool. I'm hoping this will fix the problem. 

[WIGuide]

Very good chance it's the breaks. Follow the advice above and it will most likely go away. 

[aavery2]

For me that noise can be the worm.  I had the privalige to talk with a reel repair person from Shimano at our store one day and he told me to use a mixture of oil and grease (shimano)(soupy)  on the worm gear but to keep it VERY LIGHT.  On all the other easy  to reach bearings use  ONE small drop of oil.

Worm gear does not move during the cast

[BassinLou]

I'd say there's a 99% chance the brake drum is dry. Take a couple drops of oil on the end of a qtip and coat the brake drum, it'll be good as new.

 

 

Exactly This..

 

I triple this..... when you purchased your Shimano, inside the box was a small yellow piece of paper depicting schematically, the importance of keeping the drum well lubricated, the result will effect casting distance. 

[Oregon Native]

Worm gear does not move during the cast

Guess some of my reels are antique......sorry

[aavery2]

Guess some of my reels are antique......sorry

Lots of round reels still have synchronized level winds, but I have not seen a LP reel with one in a while unless maybe some of the 300 size reels use one.   Too much lost energy during the cast.

[TorqueConverter]

Sometimes disappears mid flight and sometimes it's the whole cast?  Sounds like centrifugal braking is dry.  The intermittency of the noise duration can be explained by the adjustable centrifugal braking, meaning that closer the race track is to the brake shoes the longer it screeches. 

[iceintheveins]

Flush em with an overnight soak in acetone, then clean with with a degreaser, then soak them in isopropyl alcohol for a few. Add one drop of quantuam hot sauce oil or one drop of ardent oil. If you still have problems, upgrade the bearings. I had a cheaper quantum years ago that started doing that, and this worked.

[OnthePotomac]

Bantam1 from Shimano says they do not pack their spool bearings in grease, but do heavily oil them before shipping. 

[fish-fighting-illini]

Why mess with it? They are not supposed to be selling you a noisy reel and it is not your job to solve their quality problem.

I have a prev series Curado that is very noisy during the cast. I sent it to Shimano for warranty and it came back with the same noise that I sent it in with.

I'd mark it somehow and would have Cabela's provide a new one.

[CTGalloway21]

so I am dealing with this same issue.  The more brakes you have on, the more the noise.  if you loosen brakes, it goes away, which means it is definitely the brakes.  I added oil to the bearing and brake drum but did not make a difference on mine.  I will keep messing with it but this is a pain in the @#$.  

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Clean the brake drum and shoes with alcohol and a swab before oiling the drum/cone. 

[stkbassn]

I guess some of these reels are doing this but the one I had didn't. Granted I only had it out once. I did cast a lot and I mean A LOT with it however before the trip to practice with different brake settings to see what I could do with it. It casts a mile and it's very smooth. I am surprised to hear so many weird things happening with these. It appears that Shimano put a lot of money into this product and with the perception now of these reels being if'y at best they might have a " reel " problem on their hands marketing wise. Ever since the demise of the green 200E they have been all over the place with the Curado line and now the Citica is following suit. With the prices being quite significantly higher to step up to the Chronarch I'm not sure what they are going to do with that segment of the market if those folks can't afford the Chronarch and are afraid to buy the Curado.  I am not one of the folks dissatisfied so I still think the reel is great and if I go back to Shimano will buy again if it's there to buy . I didn't sell mine because of casting issues or noise..just switching brands entirely for the heck of it. Why not make a change. I can always go back. Still love Shimano.

[BassinLou]

I really enjoy these reels. They suit me perfectly. I like them so much, that i purchased 3 of them. For me that's unheard of. LOL... Before every trip, i take a qtip with a drop of oil and go around the brake drum of each reel. Takes me 5 min tops for all 3 reels, and that provides me with 0 issues during my outings. Some individuals consider this a problem with the reel, I don't believe so. They just require a little bit more love, that's all. LOL!! 

[The Great Blue Heron]

I've got to get a Scorpion 1000XT before this gets out of hand.

[bootytrain]

I really enjoy these reels. They suit me perfectly. I like them so much, that i purchased 3 of them. For me that's unheard of. LOL... Before every trip, i take a qtip with a drop of oil and go around the brake drum of each reel. Takes me 5 min tops for all 3 reels, and that provides me with 0 issues during my outings. Some individuals consider this a problem with the reel, I don't believe so. They just require a little bit more love, that's all. LOL!!

This might be the cause of your backlashes. It happened to me right after I put a drop of oil. Then I used a qtip to spread the oil around and somewhat thin the oil out and the backlashes stopped. Too much oil on the drum reduces the friction which will cause backlashes.