Slight 'Bump' in baitcaster retrieve?

[VTFan]

The other day I noticed...as the title infers....a slight 'bump' in the retrieve of one of my older Silvermax reels.  The day before it seemed fine but the following day there was this slight but noticeable bump at the same spot on the retrieve.  Any ideas what this may be? Also, like I said, this is one of the two oldest reels I have, somewhere around eleven years old.  Thanks.

[bulldog1935]

What it sounds like you're describing is 1x handle rotation.  

Three possible things.  A bad handle knob bushing can always show up at the same rotation spot because of the way your hand loads the handle (e.g., bad bicycle pedal always clicks when it's at the top).  

Second possibility is bad A/R roller bearing.  

If the position (phase) of the bump changes after you cast, it's in the main gear.  

[VTFan]

Yessir, it bumps at the same spot every time. Would it help to spray a little graphite in the handle knob?

[bulldog1935]

good place to start - if it makes a difference, there are a lot of good aftermarket handles out there.  

[VTFan]

Ok, Thanks Bulldog.  Tight lines.

[Columbia Craw]

Worm gear for the line guide and or wear on the pawl.

[Fishing_Rod]

Greetings,

Sure sounds like an excuse for any of the following:

 

- Potential new purchase?

- Good exterior reel cleaning with lubrication. Handle, line guide (look at the reel upside down for a better understanding of just how much grime and foreign debris collects). A good cleaning is helpful, more so than just adding lube cause the hitch is due to something and it would be good to clear that first, then lube. 

- If you are comfortable to do so, reel maintenance on interior moving parts. Helpful for high mileage equipment.

 

Be well and cheers!

[webertime]

Knob.

Worm gear dirty or damaged.

Plastic gear that drives the Worm gear is damaged.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

4 minutes ago, webertime said:

Knob.

Worm gear dirty or damaged.

Plastic gear that drives the Worm gear is damaged.

The plastic gears on the level wind and drive shaft are far more likely to get damaged than a main gear. 

[VTFan]

Ok, changed out the handle and it's not the knob. I'm not as mechanically inclined as I once was so I'm leery of digging too far into myself.

[webertime]

I'd bet the house it's the plastic gear that drives the Worm gear.  Just disassemble on a towel laying out everything in order.  The gear in question is under all the drag and gearing on the driveshaft.  You'll see a tooth or 2 marfed up.  You can use a razor to trim off the deformed plastic (not the whole tooth!!) and run it that way but it's kinda ghetto.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

On 7/25/2023 at 6:51 AM, webertime said:

I'd bet the house it's the plastic gear that drives the Worm gear.  Just disassemble on a towel laying out everything in order.  The gear in question is under all the drag and gearing on the driveshaft.  You'll see a tooth or 2 marfed up.  You can use a razor to trim off the deformed plastic (not the whole tooth!!) and run it that way but it's kinda ghetto.

This is a viable work around if the damage is minimal. You may still detect the imperfection. It depends what you can live with.