Curado 200DC grinding noise

[shackman]

Hello folks, I'm working on a reel for a guy and it's got me stumped. I've been all through it and have eliminated everything under the handle side plate. It's a curado dc and it's something going on with the dc system and I don't know how to troubleshoot it. I can put the dial in the open position and take the side plate off and put it back on and it's fine until you turn dial to a setting then it gets grindy sounding.then I move dial back to the open position and it's still grinding until I remove side plate and put it back on, then the grinding is gone. It's like it re sets something. As soon as you move dial to a setting, grinding sound is back. Man I don't know, I have no idea how these dc's work. Is the I-DC4 system serviceable? Can you even get in it or is it sealed from the factory? Can you clean contacts and put dielectric grease in it? Any thoughts?

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Do not touch the DC system. There’s something else not seated, aligned or oriented correctly. 

I’d tell you if I had any way of knowing what exactly is out of place. Because the spool tension is loose. 

[shackman]

17 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Do not touch the DC system. There’s something else not seated, aligned or oriented correctly. 

I’d tell you if I had any way of knowing what exactly is out of place. Because the spool tension is loose. 

Ok, I wish I knew you could tell me too. Do I need to just make sure all points are the same distance with mm ruler where the screws are or could you suggest anything else that I could look at DVT? 

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Did you remove the dc module to service the spool bearing? If so, I’d take take it down again reassemble via the schematic going slowly and make everything is firmly seated. When reattaching the dc start each screw and tighten them a little at a time to be sure it stays seated flush. This kind of thing isn’t unheard of. Lots of times I’ve taken reels apart several times and call of a sudden it works again never knowing what exactly was out of whack. 

[shackman]

17 minutes ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said:

Did you remove the dc module to service the spool bearing? If so, I’d take take it down again reassemble via the schematic going slowly and make everything is firmly seated. When reattaching the dc start each screw and tighten them a little at a time to be sure it stays seated flush. This kind of thing isn’t unheard of. Lots of times I’ve taken reels apart several times and call of a sudden it works again never knowing what exactly was out of whack. 

Yes I did remove the dc module but just to look at the other side to see if I saw anything but I didn’t service the bearing but I will go by the schematic like you said and disassemble it to the bearing and make sure everything is seated as I go back together with it. Thanks for the info, I’ve serviced and repaired many reels but this is my first dc. I also have another dc that I have tore down. It’s a Calais 200dc but it just needs a drive gear that is almost impossible to find. No problem with the dc module on it.