Can Miravel Be Fixed?

[MontclairDave]

Got my new Shimano Miravel pretty soaked in salt water during a kayak outing in a back bay after I set rod and reel down in kayak to fish with another setup and completely forgot to wash it down when I got home. It sat for a week unused and when I next fished it, very loud raspy sound on retrieve and drag sticking. Is this worth sending out for service or is it a total loss? 
 

 

[islandbass]

Sounds like a job for DVT. 👍😎

[casts_by_fly]

If it’s just saltwater then there might be hope. I’m not sure if that reel has magnesium parts but if not it might be cleanable. Sand in the gears and parts makes it tough. Worst case, shoot DVT a PM here and see what he says. 

[garroyo130]

Do it on the cheap. Take it apart, clean everything good with heavily diluted simple green or dish soap. Test bearings for spin. Place any stuck/grindy bearings on a chop stick, q tip or something that holds them, and attach them to a drill. Drip in solvent and carefully run at a decent speed until free. Grease/oil, reassemble and fish until grindy again. 

[herder]

What garroyo130 said if your adventurous, you can get the schematics online for your model.

Personally I hate taking apart Shimano's, I think it was on Alan Tani's site that said there spinning reels were a dollar a part 😛

I could only find one partial breakdown video on a quick search online.

If you go ahead and take it apart take pictures and put the parts in order that you take them out.

Good luck and don't wind up with a basket case, don't ask how I know!

 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I’ll happy to help if you’d like.  If you decide to go the diy route I’ll answer questions for you. Spinning a gritty or dry bearing under power is a horrible idea. 

[garroyo130]

44 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

I’ll happy to help if you’d like.  If you decide to go the diy route I’ll answer questions for you. Spinning a gritty or dry bearing under power is a horrible idea. 

 

I 1000% agree that replacement is the way to go, but when funds are low its helped me get a couple of months out of it. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

No expereince with Miravel, but have had Stradics for forever.  The roller bearings can get loud fast, I recommend using bushings if its going to see SW often.  Strange about the drag sticking.  Try taking the stack out and see if it got wet. 

Really the water and salt buildup shouldn't cause much damage, but if there was sand in the spray that's a different story.   

Take the drag stack apart and look for sand or debris.  If there's a bunch of sand you should do deep clean if you want that reel to last.

[bulldog1935]

The actual unsolicited advice here is along these lines - you spend money on tackle, you spend money on kayak, don't take them out together until you've worked out your rod holders and rod leashes.  

There is no part of fishing that requires abusing your tackle.  

Fishing is about using your senses, and not ignoring anything around you.  

The more attention you pay to the details, the more your honed skills and gear reward your effort.  

There's an analogy to hunting and firearms.  With any of this, you should be methodical and perceptive.  Stealth is the most important skill with both hunting and fishing, and next is knowing what to do when the opportunity arises to strike - should have it planned ahead. When you've arrived is when the methodology is as important and enjoyable as the result.  

[Darth-Baiter]

huh?

 

I thought OP asked if his reel was candidate for repairs.