Problem with a lews reel

[MDbassin]

I have an combo I bought from Cabelas a couple years ago it's the lews laser combo and the reel is acting up. I would like to fix it to give to my son so we can fish together.

 

The problem I'm having is it handle seems to turn in stages... the best way I can describe it is like a second hand on a clock. It will crank like an inch then slow down and bind up crank an inch bind up and so on. It seems to come and go but last time I used it it seemed to be getting worse.

any ideas?

[iabass8]

break it down and clean it. make sure bearings aren't seized. make sure everything is seated correctly.

 

start /w the basics.

[fishnkamp]

We have a good reel repair place in Harford County, next to Flying point Marina on the Bush River.  Look here

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[cottny27]

2 hours ago, MDbassin said:

I have an combo I bought from Cabelas a couple years ago it's the lews laser combo and the reel is acting up. I would like to fix it to give to my son so we can fish together.

 

The problem I'm having is it handle seems to turn in stages... the best way I can describe it is like a second hand on a clock. It will crank like an inch then slow down and bind up crank an inch bind up and so on. It seems to come and go but last time I used it it seemed to be getting worse.

any ideas?

Check the worm gear for grooves.  Does it go from rough to smooth every couple turns?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

If you'd like to pm or email me I'll give you a couple pointers.