Extreme Cleaning/super Tuning

[hatrix]

Is this something a regular person could do? About a month a go my rod slid off the boat and took a bath for at least a minute while I was trying to get out some nasty treble hooks in a fish. It might of been in there longer if my brother didn't say "You know your rod is sinking right?" lol. Any ways, I gave it a basic cleaning by taking the side plate and spool off, but it is still not the same. I just bought it around April I think, and I suspect it could be even better then when I originally bought it. I have some Abu reel lube, I thought it was oil but it is like a white/clear grease. I wanted to get some hot sauce, but I just filled up the tank and only had a 5 spot on me when I stopped in the bait shop. Will the Abu reel lube work or do I need to go get some good oil for it also? Also does any one have a link to a guide/video of someone completely breaking down and cleaning a bait caster?

[David301]

seacrh on youtube..many videos there to show you how to do it.

[hatrix]

I actually just found a pretty decent video on cleaning a reel. I think I need to go grab some oil also before I start. He used the same grease I have and some oil. It went kinda how I figured it would grease on gears and oil on bearings.

[Boogey Man]

http://fish.shimano.com/publish/content/global_fish/en/us/index/customer_service0/reel_maintenance_instructions.download.-mainParsys-0001-downloadFile.html/Maintenance%20Tips-%20Baitcasting%20Reels%20(2%20pages).pdf

[skunked_again]

a lot of threads on the topic. a little search here will answer more questions than youtube.

[South FLA]

Supertuning can involve polishing frictional surfaces to a mirror finish and balancing spools kind of like car tires are balanced. I had a Calcutta supertuned once and all I can say is WOW as far as increased casting distance.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Ifg you want to do a DIY cleaning use the internet resources mentioned with the following advice:

1. have a schematic in front of you

2. keep in mind that the schematic does not necessarily show the oder of disassembly/reassembly.

3. take notes and pictures to refer back to as you go laying out parts in order

4. take your time and finish the project in one sitting

As far as Super Tuning is concerned, the model and condition of tghe nreel will determine to potential advantage. Be Very careful if you attempt this on your own as it's easy to do more harm than good if you don't know what you're doing.

[hatrix]

I took every thing apart expect the thumb bar and it was pretty easy. Every thing is much better except I can still sorta feel and hear the gears when I crank the handle. I used grease on about 3/4 of the main gear since that is what I heard to do and let it work it self over the rest by turning the handle. I don't know if I need more grease or what the deal is but it for sure didn't feel and sound like that when I bought it. I will have to take it apart again and see if I can't make it perfect again.

[skunked_again]

I took every thing apart expect the thumb bar and it was pretty easy. Every thing is much better except I can still sorta feel and hear the gears when I crank the handle. I used grease on about 3/4 of the main gear since that is what I heard to do and let it work it self over the rest by turning the handle. I don't know if I need more grease or what the deal is but it for sure didn't feel and sound like that when I bought it. I will have to take it apart again and see if I can't make it perfect again.

im really a fan of brushing grease into the gears. it might be a waste of time but in my mind i can feel a difference.

[BASSclary]

im really a fan of brushing grease into the gears. it might be a waste of time but in my mind i can feel a difference.

Like with a paint brush?

How does it feel versus just using a q-tip to apply grease.

[.RM.]

When applying new grease to the main drive gear. Get yourself an acid brush trim the bristles down to were they are fairly stiff.

Then when applying grease to the gear force the grease down into the bottom of the gear teeth (main drive gear only). The use of a Q-Tip to apply grease will leave unwanted balled up greasy cotton on the gears. Apply all oil to bearings etc, with a needle-tip oiler.

Good Luck & Tight Lines!!

[OnthePotomac]

Kid's water color brushes work great for brushing grease into gear tracks and boy, are they inexpensive.

[daiwa junkie]

i tried my hand at super tuning,i bought a cheap little dremmel , and appropriate sandpaper to polish pinion and other friction points, and one thing that i think is crucial, is flushing the bearings in lighter fluid, then while they soak, spin them ocasssionally, then flush them in rubbing alcohol to flush out the lighter fluid, as i believe i read the lighter fluid may leave a residue of some sort, and i wish i had acess to to yellow rocket fuel, as i read thats the best for bearings, i use ardent reel butter oil i believe its called, i spent many a hour reading up on super tuning, and many a hour trying it, it is worth the time and effort, i found a clip on you tube where a gentleman doesnt use grease, just sprays down gears with rem oil, but services his reels often, so the person says grease isnt neccesary if cleaned often with rem oil, which sounds good to me, as if there is a little grease on gears , it could splatter, and cause casting distance issues,, now , i dont know if thats true, it just sounded good,, but my reels seem like they could use a tune every 2 to 3 weeks, i go fishin to the same spots, and when im having trouble hitting certain structure, its tune up time, and its not realistic to pay for that to be done,,,so i had like 4 reels to be tuned every 2 to 3 weeks, and they do take a little time, one article i read from estimated about 3 hours per reel, , i didnt believe it, but sure enough , he was pretty accurate on the estimate,,this is my second season bass fishin, and first servicing my reels, i serviced a daiwa zillion type r , curado e7, revo winch, chronarch mg, they all had much better performance once i tuned them,,, im learning , and still learning,, i hope i helped,, basically in a nutshell,, flush bearings, and your good,and if you have time, give your reel the works,good luck

[daiwa junkie]

i tried my hand at super tuning,i bought a cheap little dremmel , and appropriate sandpaper to polish pinion and other friction points, and one thing that i think is crucial, is flushing the bearings in lighter fluid, then while they soak, spin them ocasssionally, then flush them in rubbing alcohol to flush out the lighter fluid, as i believe i read the lighter fluid may leave a residue of some sort, and i wish i had acess to to yellow rocket fuel, as i read thats the best for bearings, i use ardent reel butter oil i believe its called, i spent many a hour reading up on super tuning, and many a hour trying it, it is worth the time and effort, i found a clip on you tube where a gentleman doesnt use grease, just sprays down gears with rem oil, but services his reels often, so the person says grease isnt neccesary if cleaned often with rem oil, which sounds good to me, as if there is a little grease on gears , it could splatter, and cause casting distance issues,, now , i dont know if thats true, it just sounded good,, but my reels seem like they could use a tune every 2 to 3 weeks, i go fishin to the same spots, and when im having trouble hitting certain structure, its tune up time, and its not realistic to pay for that to be done,,,so i had like 4 reels to be tuned every 2 to 3 weeks, and they do take a little time, one article i read from estimated about 3 hours per reel, , i didnt believe it, but sure enough , he was pretty accurate on the estimate,,this is my second season bass fishin, and first servicing my reels, i serviced a daiwa zillion type r , curado e7, revo winch, chronarch mg, they all had much better performance once i tuned them,,, im learning , and still learning,, i hope i helped,, basically in a nutshell,, flush bearings, and your good,and if you have time, give your reel the works,good luck