Reel maintenance question

[Nunz]

I have a new Lew's Tournament TS300 spinning reel. Before it was used, when i would crank the reel,I could hear a faint hissing sound, like something was rubbing up against something else in the reel when the spool rotated. After fishing with it twice, it's gotten louder. I have tried other reels and know they are usually silent. I could only describe this sound as a very soft version of what it sounds like when you have a piece of paper stuck in a bike tire spoke. This reel was sold at $80, (has since been discontinued) so I would expect a silent reel. Do any of you reel experts know what this could be, or how to fix it? I already reoiled some parts but most of the reel is still fresh with grease from the factory. It gives the reel a sort of "dry" feeling instead of smooth like butter. I tookit apart and could not see anything stuck in there. 

[FrankN209]

I posted something a while back about my Lews spinning making a noise. 

 

 

[Nunz]

3 minutes ago, FrankN209 said:

I posted something a while back about my Lews spinning making a noise. 

 

 

were they ever able to fix it?

[FrankN209]

No, not completely. There was nothing really wrong with it. But the sound isn't there "as much".

[JG233]

Send it off to DVC. 

[FrankN209]

12 minutes ago, JG233 said:

Send it off to DVC. 

I agree, it won't hurt anything to do this. 

[MickD]

Does it make the sound when reeled without the spool on?   If no then there is some kind of contact between the spool and the rotor.  

 

You said the noise was there when the spool rotated, you mean the rotor, right?  As in simply reeling in.

[Nunz]

5 hours ago, MickD said:

Does it make the sound when reeled without the spool on?   If no then there is some kind of contact between the spool and the rotor.  

 

You said the noise was there when the spool rotated, you mean the rotor, right?  As in simply reeling in.

yes i meant rotor, I am not very knowledgeable in the parts of a reel. i can still hear it without the spool. 

[J Francho]

If you bought it new, it is under warranty.  Return it.

[MickD]

I agee, if it's still under warranty, return it.  But, interesting to me is that if the sound were generated from within, where the grease is, I would expect it to not be described as a rubbing sound.  A drop of oil right at the rotor/shaft interface might tell you if that is the area that is suspect.  But, returning it before anyone really tampers with it is the right solution.

[Nunz]

 Thanks for the help. In a few days when I am home I will post a picture of where it's coming from as well as a sound video. I suspected it was at the point that the rotor/shaft is because without the spool i can still hear it  as i reel in, the harder i reel the louder it is. It sounds as if there is sand in there, like i can hear something small scraping as i reel. I tried a shimano sedona in store and it was incredibly smooth and didn't make a sound. This reel would be very smooth if it were not for the scraping noise.

 

One other thing i forgot to mention that i believe is part of it, the reel seems to not spin very long when i make it free spin. If i spin the reel on my cheap $15 diawa strikeforce fast and let it spin, its momentum carries itself for a while, while the lews seems to be stopping short. I will show this in the video as well

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Spinning the handle of a reel doesn't prove a thing either way. If it's new, exchange it for another.