ToadTugger01 Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 Hi guys, my recently purchased Lew's Tournament MB seems so be making excessive noise on the retrieve. Even when im not pulling a heavy lure it makes the noise and I'm wondering if it is indeed gear noise or if it's the level wind, I'll attach a video I posted of the sound. What should I do? Quote
Super User Big Bait Fishing Posted January 30, 2017 Super User Posted January 30, 2017 sounds like the level wind , check for debris in it Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 It's hard to tell. Doesn't sound like gears really. Is the sound something new? Came on suddenly? Quote
Super User the reel ess Posted January 31, 2017 Super User Posted January 31, 2017 Take it back and exchange. I have two and neither make any noise whatsoever. Quote
S. Sass Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 2 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said: It's hard to tell. Doesn't sound like gears really. Is the sound something new? Came on suddenly? Good question. If it just started or ? 1 hour ago, the reel ess said: Take it back and exchange. I have two and neither make any noise whatsoever. Same here I have many Lew's reels and none make noise. But as with any company making mass produced items a lemon could possibly have got out. If it's new and nothing you have accidentally created the issue just exchange it. 1 Quote
flyingmonkie Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 Not gear noise. Sounds like a bearing to me. 1 Quote
JayKumar Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 Call them, they should take care of you. 1 Quote
ToadTugger01 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Posted January 31, 2017 Yea I'm gonna call them, does Lew's exchange reels or just repair them under warranty? 19 minutes ago, JayKumar said: Call them, they should take care of you. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 31, 2017 Super User Posted January 31, 2017 If you have the receipt, the store you bought it from may be able to handle the exchange. Quote
ToadTugger01 Posted January 31, 2017 Author Posted January 31, 2017 13 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said: It's hard to tell. Doesn't sound like gears really. Is the sound something new? Came on suddenly? It's been there but has gotten progressively worse Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted January 31, 2017 Super User Posted January 31, 2017 call them, Lew's has fantastic customer service from my experiences with them Quote
Sammies77 Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 Sure sounds like gear noise to me. Seems like some people aren't bothered by gear noise in reels, but it drives me crazy! I've owned very few reels that didn't develop a gear noise after a little use. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 Sometimes it's a matter of degree. Sound vs noise. Very few reels operate completely silently especially after all the gobs of factory grease is cleaned out. Quote
ThatFishin'Guy Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 I have the same issue with two of my Speed Spools (posted a thread on here about it) and I have not fixed the problem. I tried contacting Lews to see if they would sell me a new set of gears but I have come up empty handed. For me it started after about a year of use and is really annoying in my opinion. Thing is, I have a Tournament Pro G by Lews as well and I have zero issues with gear noise. I asked Lews if they use different alloys for their higher end reels and they told me they're all the same gears in their casting reels. I find this hard to believe since there's clear visible differences in the gears (very shiny brass in Speed Spool and more of a matte finish gear in the Tournament Pro) and my Tournament has lasted longer without wear. I have flushed all spool bearings and made sure everything is cleaned and greased well and the noise still persists. I will definitely be following this post in hopes of a fix, even though I'm sure a gear swap would fix this as my two Speed Spools were smooth when I got them. Just sucks that they have become this way, in my experience at least. I have OCD when it comes to my fishing reels. Quote
Sammies77 Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 41 minutes ago, ThatFishin'Guy said: I have the same issue with two of my Speed Spools (posted a thread on here about it) and I have not fixed the problem. I tried contacting Lews to see if they would sell me a new set of gears but I have come up empty handed. For me it started after about a year of use and is really annoying in my opinion. Thing is, I have a Tournament Pro G by Lews as well and I have zero issues with gear noise. I asked Lews if they use different alloys for their higher end reels and they told me they're all the same gears in their casting reels. I find this hard to believe since there's clear visible differences in the gears (very shiny brass in Speed Spool and more of a matte finish gear in the Tournament Pro) and my Tournament has lasted longer without wear. I have flushed all spool bearings and made sure everything is cleaned and greased well and the noise still persists. I will definitely be following this post in hopes of a fix, even though I'm sure a gear swap would fix this as my two Speed Spools were smooth when I got them. Just sucks that they have become this way, in my experience at least. I have OCD when it comes to my fishing reels. This is why I've switched primarily to daiwa casting reels. I liked shimano until they came out with the e series, every e series reel I owned had a gear noise after using them a few times. My old chronarchs and curado d's are still silent and super smooth. Quote
cottny27 Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 3 hours ago, ThatFishin'Guy said: I have the same issue with two of my Speed Spools (posted a thread on here about it) and I have not fixed the problem. I tried contacting Lews to see if they would sell me a new set of gears but I have come up empty handed. For me it started after about a year of use and is really annoying in my opinion. Thing is, I have a Tournament Pro G by Lews as well and I have zero issues with gear noise. I asked Lews if they use different alloys for their higher end reels and they told me they're all the same gears in their casting reels. I find this hard to believe since there's clear visible differences in the gears (very shiny brass in Speed Spool and more of a matte finish gear in the Tournament Pro) and my Tournament has lasted longer without wear. I have flushed all spool bearings and made sure everything is cleaned and greased well and the noise still persists. I will definitely be following this post in hopes of a fix, even though I'm sure a gear swap would fix this as my two Speed Spools were smooth when I got them. Just sucks that they have become this way, in my experience at least. I have OCD when it comes to my fishing reels. I had that same noise and swapped in a new main gear and pinion and the noise went bye bye. Quote
FishingTheNorth Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 i agree with everyone else that says it sounds like the level wind... should've spent the extra $ and got the BB1 Quote
Sammies77 Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 3 hours ago, FishingTheNorth said: i agree with everyone else that says it sounds like the level wind... should've spent the extra $ and got the BB1 So the level wind is better on the bb1??? I'm intrigued, please elaborate. Quote
FishingTheNorth Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 15 hours ago, Sammies77 said: So the level wind is better on the bb1??? I'm intrigued, please elaborate. i'm not stating that it is, I'm saying that he should've paid a bit more $ and got the BB1 anyways... Quote
Super User burrows Posted February 1, 2017 Super User Posted February 1, 2017 It's lews what do you expect? Quote
Sammies77 Posted February 2, 2017 Posted February 2, 2017 2 hours ago, FishingTheNorth said: i'm not stating that it is, I'm saying that he should've paid a bit more $ and got the BB1 anyways... Why is that? Quote
ToadTugger01 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 On 1/31/2017 at 10:21 PM, FishingTheNorth said: i agree with everyone else that says it sounds like the level wind... should've spent the extra $ and got the BB1 Yea for some reason I thought all of the Bb1's had the "delayed anti-reverse" for crankbaits so I looked at the mb instead. Quote
WPCfishing Posted February 5, 2017 Posted February 5, 2017 Lews service is outstanding, why carry on about a noise they will service out? Just ship them the reel. i sent some of my reels to them for a General service. Came back better than ever! Contact Elizabeth, she'll give you a number to put on the shipping label. Garret will over see the service. Quote
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