reel maitnence

[NHfroggin]

I have never oiled greased or even taken apart my reels before. I read some threads on here about what grease to use and how often but my question is where do i put oil and where do i put grease and how much. i have a shakepeare catera spinning real and a bass pro shops extreme baitcaster. input on where and how to grease and oil reels will be greatly apreciated.

thanks

         bassmaster6

[.ghoti.]

First, you need to tear the reel down and clean out all the old lube, dirt and grunge. Grease on the gears and oil on the rest, and not too much. If you've never done this, make sure you have the schematic handy. You'll probably need it to get it all back together. Lay out all the parts in order as you take them off, so you reverse to put them all back.

If you screw it up, and can't get it back together properly, you'll have to send it off, and they will usually charge extra for working on a reel in that condition. Think of it as a nuisance tax or a "you shoulda sent it to me in the first place" charge.

Good luck. Anybody can do this, but, it takes somebody like ReelMech, with years of experience, to do it right the first time, every time.

Cheers,

GK

[Guest DavidGreen]

I don't service Shakespeare®, or BPS®, Cabela's®, catalog house brands.

But I will give you this advise, find a tackle shop or a reel service guy in your area that does.

Because no matter how mechanical you think your abilities are, as ghoti stated. You may not get one or both back together right the first time, and you will have to find someone to help you, or you will have to send them off, to the service center for each reel.

Factory Service:

Shakespeare Service Center,

3801 Westmore Drive,

Columbia, SC 29223

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BPS,

Outdoor Rod & Reel Repair

For address look into the

BPS Master Catalog pg.7

Good luck.....

Tight Lines!!!

[.ghoti.]

I've been doing my own reel servicing for about 15 years or so. Mainly because I couldn't afford to send them all off, or the reels were so cheap it made no sense to mess with them. Now I can afford it, but I now almost know how to do it right the first time. I said almost. I've made most of the mistakes one can make. I'm sure I'll make a few more.

I have no problems with spinning reels. But baitcasters still give me problems. That's why I leave the old line on them until I'm done. Then I take "em out in the yard, and make a few casts. About one out every six will have to get torn down and re-assembled because it just doesn't sound right or feel right.

What you may want to keep in mind is that ReelMech offers a discount to members of Bass Resource on reel service. Check out his website. You may just save yourself some grief by using him to do your reel servicing. A lot of folks here send their reels to him, and they all make very positive comments on his work. I've never seen a negative comment about him at all. That's almost unheard of these days.

Cheers,

GK

[Guest DavidGreen]

ghoti,

I can still even after all these years, get one together and have it not feel right. It is always a good idea to test a reel (weather permitting) that has been broken down to the frame before hitting the water.

Many of the reels can and do change shape (especially older reels with plastic side plates and graphite frames) when broken down. The old Quantum® 1310's and Daiwa® PS25B's come to mind, every time I think about them I shudder....

That's when things get sticky and stressful...

Tight Lines All!!!

[.ghoti.]

Come to think of it, it's the four reels I have left that aren't metal frames that give me the trouble. I have two old TD2HI's and two even older Quantum EX500's. I don't know why I still fiddle with them. I don't use "em that much, but they still work good. I mostly use them for striper fishing. One lake about 60 miles away has hybrids, and one about 30 miles away has pure stripers. You need a lot of line for those brutes, and these four reels hold a lot more line than all my newer ones.

Again, Dave, thanks for the insight.

Cheers,

GK

[roadwarrior]

At my house I get five stars for replacing light bulbs. So...I'm thinking about braking down this Stella...

Where do I start?

[flechero]

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At my house I get five stars for replacing light bulbs. So...I'm thinking about braking down this Stella...

Where do I start?

I'd either start at USPS or UPS and use that technical skill to send a paypal payment to ReelMech.  ...lol

[roadwarrior]

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At my house I get five stars for replacing light bulbs. So...I'm thinking about braking down this Stella...

Where do I start?

I'd either start at USPS or UPS and use that technical skill to send a paypal payment to ReelMech. ...lol

Thanks! My friend. That's some pretty sound advice and exactly what I had in mind.

[.ghoti.]

RW, lightbulbs?? I have a hard to believing you're that mechanically challenged.

Cleaning your gear is a good way to help with cabin fever. It's almost as good as going online and buying more stuff. Almost.

For me, spinning reels are easier than baitcasters.

Here's the ticket.

Tear off a piece of paper towel about three feet long. Tape it down to your bench, table, or whatever you're working on. This is important. Nothing worse than having the reel all in pieces, then dragging the paper off the bench. Been there, done that, had to order new parts.

Place all the pieces you've removed on the towel in order of removal. After you're cleaned and re-lubed everything, put it back in reverse order.

Simple Green, and an old toothbrush will clean anything in your reels, except the bearings. Soak them in lighter fluid to remove the old oil.

Don't use too much lube. I've been guilty of that. It's easy to do.

In my opinion, the trickiest part is the ARB, the anti-reverse bearing. Too much lube in that thing will cause it to become an IRB, an intermittent reversing bearing.

Give it a shot. What else you gonna do when the water's hard?

Cheers,

GK

[Bud]

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      Give it a shot. What else you gonna do when the water's hard?          

Waiting on the UPS man to bring them back from ReelMech.

[Guest DavidGreen]

Bud,

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Waiting on the UPS man to bring them back from ReelMech.

Being as I don't use UPS anymore you'd have a long wait......

ghoti,

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Simple Green, and an old toothbrush will clean anything in your reels, except the bearings. Soak them in lighter fluid to remove the old oil.

You forgot to tell them that when using the soap and water method just how hot you have to get the water before the grease really starts to come off. Also that when you use the lighter fluid not to get the fumes near any ignition points...

Tight Lines All!!!!

[RiskKid.]

I am in 110% agreement with Roadwarrior, Flechero and Bud on this one....especially when we all know what a great job Reelmech does at a reasonable price with great service!  

[Cravin]

I can clean the heck out of a 33! But when I look at the 15 features and 6+ bearings in the reel I can see 40+ reasons not to crack it open. I'm still trying to figure out how to get rid of that gap from experimental dental surgery!  :-/

[Guest DavidGreen]

Thank you all for the vote of confidence and kind words.

Cravin,

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I'm still trying to figure out how to get rid of that gap from experimental dental surgery!

Ouch! That must still hurt..

Tight Lines All!!!