DBL000006 Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 How does the side come off where the spool is? I pull out the silver bar, but the plate won't move. Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 First, pull the release pin out. (Be sure it's pulled out as far as you can move it.) Then, from my experience, rotate the side cover toward the top of the reel about thirty degrees and it should come right off. Mine was also stiff the first few times, but seems to be easier now. The good news is that even though it has gotten easier to remove, it still appears to be fairly water-tight. I checked a couple of times after inadvertently dunking my rod butt in the lake and found no water. Frosty, it's weird that mine twists up and yours twists down, but I use a left-hand model so maybe the left-handlers are different? Quote
jimf Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 I had trouble too with it, had to twist down really hard to get it to come off. Quote
DBL000006 Posted May 4, 2017 Author Posted May 4, 2017 Thankyou for the advice. I got it open. Now i ran in to another issue. 1st off, i'm not sure if Lew's Lubs there Reels. I took the Reel apart and the brass bearings where bone dry. I thought the Reel felt weird when i was fishing with it last night. I should apply grease right away? Quote
frosty Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 12 hours ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said: First, pull the release pin out. (Be sure it's pulled out as far as you can move it.) Then, from my experience, rotate the side cover toward the top of the reel about thirty degrees and it should come right off. Mine was also stiff the first few times, but seems to be easier now. The good news is that even though it has gotten easier to remove, it still appears to be fairly water-tight. I checked a couple of times after inadvertently dunking my rod butt in the lake and found no water. Frosty, it's weird that mine twists up and yours twists down, but I use a left-hand model so maybe the left-handlers are different? I've got a left hander to... I could very well be wrong, but I'm almost positive it went down? I suppose I could get up off my butt and walk 10' to the garage to look, but to be completely honest I'm to tired and just to lazy 1 Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 Way ahead of ya! In my declining years, I forget stuff so I did go down to the basement and try removing the cover plate so I didn't end up looking like a complete idiot. Heck, for all I know, I could have broken something the first time I rotated it up! Anyway that's what I did this morning and it rotated up quite smoothly. Good luck. Oh, if you call or e-mail Lew's, I am confident they will help. At least from my experience they actually seem to care about every customer. 1 Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 DBL006: I personally check and lube every new reel before using because it just makes me feel warm and fuzzy. I've only purchased a few reels over the years from different makers and have found reels packed with grease, bone dry, and perfect. I treated them all as described in the following babble and all worked fine for me. Although this will probably make the pro guys shudder, I clean off the exposed gears with a Q-tip and wipe off both ends of the spool shaft and the openings into which they are installed. Then, using a toothpick, I put a small dab of grease on any exposed exposed gear teeth and a single drop of oil on each end of the spool shaft and reassemble everything. Be sparing - you can always add more lube! I also put a drop on the shaft across which the line guide moves. Two final thoughts. First, I believe I saw an article where a guy actually took off the real handle and clamped it into his electric drill and used the drill to "break in" the reel, but I am not recommending it. I'd really research this before trying it. Second, I am an enthusiastic fisherman, but I fish two or three times a week from April to October so still consider myself a rookie. I can only tell you what worked for me. Good luck! Quote
frosty Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said: I am an enthusiastic fisherman, but I fish two or three times a week from April to October so still consider myself a rookie. I can only tell you what worked for me. Good luck! I wish I could fish that much! Between work, kids, and the wife I'm lucky if I get out once a week, usually it's once every other weekend. My wife works every other weekend so I watch the child. Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 FROSTY: I never had children so missed out on an experience you may get to really enjoy - teaching a kid to fish. Heck, what a great reason to go fishing more. Slip the kid a five-spot or promise him a trip to Burger King on the way home, then tell him to inform Mom that he wants to go fishing. Your wife may even thank you. (Sorry about addressing my last comment to you, but I edited it so it's all better now.) Quote
frosty Posted May 4, 2017 Posted May 4, 2017 1 minute ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said: FROSTY: I never had children so missed out on an experience you may get to really enjoy - teaching a kid to fish. Heck, what a great reason to go fishing more. Slip the kid a five-spot or promise him a trip to Burger King on the way home, then tell him to inform Mom that he wants to go fishing. Your wife may even thank you. (Sorry about addressing my last comment to you, but I edited it so it's all better now.) Haha, that's ok grumpy, I knew what you meant. I'm slowly teaching him to fish, but at 3, he's more of a reeler, less of a caster... we won't even talk about his serious lack of patience I can't wait for that first fish though, that will be a memorable day. Quote
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