Baitcaster Isn't Smooth Please Help :)!

[JonahMiao]

Hey! A weeks ago, I was messing with my baitcasters internal braking system, and I popped some caps out, then when I put the spool back on, and tried to reel and let line out it would be really bumpy I have a pic of the inside. Please tell me how 2 fix? XD I'm a noob

[FloridaFishinFool]

Is your problem when casting? You said letting the line back out it was bumpy???

I often use a vapor thin coating of lubricant on the brake cylinder. Ask around and you will get a different opinion of which lubricant is best.

I would suggest using a lightweight oil and not grease. And make sure to wipe any excess oil and only put oil on the cylinder the brakes shoes run up against and no where else.

My preference is corrosion X. Works fine for me, but you can use various lightweight oils. Some you have to replenish more often than others. I have also used a silicon oil too.

Remember- vapor thin!

[JonahMiao]

2 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

Is your problem when casting? You said letting the line back out it was bumpy???

I often use a vapor thin coating of lubricant on the brake cylinder. Ask around and you will get a different opinion of which lubricant is best.

I would suggest using a lightweight oil and not grease. And make sure to wipe any excess oil and only put oil on the cylinder the brakes shoes run up against and no where else.

My preference is corrosion X. Works fine for me, but you can use various lightweight oils. Some you have to replenish more often than others. I have also used a silicon oil too.

Remember- vapor thin!

alright thanks ill try it XD

[Jaheff]

I cant see real good in the picture, but it looks like you have all the brakes on. push all but two brakes back to the center and see if it smooths out.

If your spool is a clock, leave 12 and 6 o'clock alone,and push the others all back to center.

[iabass8]

The amount of brakes on or off shouldn't have any bearing on a rough release/retrieve.

If you take your spool all the way out and look inside the reel, you will see a gold cylinder /w either 2 or 4 slots. That is the pinion gear. The spool will have a "t" shaped object on the spool shaft. This "t" must sit correctly in those gaps on the pinion gear or you will get a very rough feeling reel and you can damage the pinion very easily.Make sure you seated the spool correctly into the pinion gear. gently put the spool back in and rotated it around and gently push until you feel it slide in and seat. Also, push all put 2 brakes in on the spool. Keep 2 out and, while not necessary, make sure they are across from each other. 

[Jaheff]

Your right iabass*, cause that's such a common problem the spool pin and the pinion gear not lining them selves up. Even tho he states he was messing with the brakes and adds a pic...

Your next step after properly pushing in brakes, is to loosen the cast control knob on the handle side of the reel about a quarter turn.

[iabass8]

46 minutes ago, Jaheff said:

Your right iabass*, cause that's such a common problem the spool pin and the pinion gear not lining them selves up. Even tho he states he was messing with the brakes and adds a pic...

It actually is a common problem with people that are not familiar /w the inner workings of a reel and aren't aware of how a pinion/spool line. He also sates he's a "noob" so covering all your basis /w someone that is unfamiliar /w a reels mechanics is probably the best route...

He also states that "when he put the spool back on" if you read his post thoroughly.

1 hour ago, JonahMiao said:

,then when I put the spool back on

 

That would indicate that he may have replaced the spool incorrectly as he began having issues AFTER he put the spool back in. 

Also, if you look at the picture, you would notice that all but one brake tabs are seated below an orange tab which would, I would think, indicate that all his brakes except 1 are turned on. There is no issue /w how is brakes are set. 

Also, make sure you don't have line caught on the inner race of the spool opposite of the brakes. Happens from time to time. 

[Jaheff]

I stand corrected, i couldn't see that good in the pic...

[Fishes in trees]

Stop messing around with your toys when you're not sure what you are doing.   This advice never works.  OK  then, if you are going to mess with your toys, have a large clear work space.  A work space with good light.  One of my work stations in my fishing barn became much easier to work at once I changed the work surface from a mottled grey pattern that it came in.  I used a matte finish ivory spray paint - several coats and then a couple of coats of a non shiny sealer.   Have some boxes or other containers set out that you can put parts in as you remove then and not lose them.   If you can get access to a video camera, film yourself taking stuff apart until you get competent at it.  A beer or two when you are playing with dismantling toys is kinda ok, but do not try toy dismantling when you're drunk.

I've been kinda where you are now, i.e. take a reel apart and in the process of putting it back together it worked worse.  Or, in my case, there were parts left over that I had no clue where they belonged.   Cough up the bucks and send it to DVT and get it fixed.  Consider yourself fortunate that you have a first world problem that can be solved by throwing money at it.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Loosen the cast control way up. Make sure the brake tabs aren't stuck out to bind when the side plate is replaced. Outside of this I'd have to see it to tell what the issue is.