Northern Strain Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I have had a Shimano Scorpion 1000 XT for about 2 years. Today I was doing some routine maintenance and took off the side plate. When I went to put it back on, the 1/8th turn release switch didnt seem to turn completely back to closed. I tried to correct this problem, however I could never get the switch to completly turn. The good news is that the side plate seems to be on tight and is flush with the frame even without fully being able the switch back to closed. On the other hand, when I am not trying to re-attach the side plate, I am able to fully turn the release switch all the way back to close. I can do this as long as the side plate is not against the frame of the reel. Other than this issue the reel seems to be working fine, and my only concerns are that this is somthing that could get worse, or effect the perfomrance of the reel. Has anyone else noticed this with their Shimano reels? Is this anything to worry about? And is there a fix? Thanks, -Jack Quote
kschultz76 Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Did you try backing off the spool tension and ensuring the spool is fully seated, then try again? I know it seems obvious and you probably did, but worth mentioning. 2 Quote
John G Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Did you try backing off the spool tension and ensuring the spool is fully seated, then try again? I know it seems obvious and you probably did, but worth mentioning. X2 Quote
Northern Strain Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 Yes I did do that, I even tried putting it on without the spool in and I still had the problem of it not completely turning. Quote
Northern Strain Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 Actually I just got it to turn all the way. Not really sure how, and it took much more force than is needed on my Curado and Citica, but it definently turned all the way this time. The best way to describe it would be stiff. This stiffness exists when I try to open it too. Any thoughts on why this would be? Quote
illinifan4152 Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 I'm actually interested too, I have the same issue with my Chronarch 200e5 Quote
Northern Strain Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 I'm actually interested too, I have the same issue with my Chronarch 200e5 Well I'm glad to know I'm not the only one that has noticed this. Hopefully we found out why it happens. Quote
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