I was pulling some maintenance on a few reels, though I would share. Other brands are similar. This is a “quick clean” with no disassembly of drag washers or anti reverse.
Only a few simple tools are needed for disassembly and clean up. Paper towels, q-tips and a wet rag.
This reel is 7-8 seasons old. Nice coating of salt and slime, with a “little” sand spike wear. (It has been ceaned before)
Remove the handle, spool and clean inside and out.
Remove side cover, rotor nut keeper and the nut.
With my Zebco, remove a small phillips screw to release the osillation shaft.
Remove internals, bearings from housing and clean all well.
Mark
Pioneer 222 Sportfish Yamaha F300
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
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100%?..elabaration? Used the reel all weekend…flawless. I have 5 other 50s, 2 70s, 1-40 and a 80. All have been serviced the same way. Never had any issues, and they are worked hard.
100%?..elabaration? Used the reel all weekend…flawless. I have 5 other 50s, 2 70s, 1-40 and a 80. All have been serviced the same way. Never had any issues, and they are worked hard.
Cool. I have never owned that brand. But, you said other brands are similar. The reels that I have owned that are/look similar have not had that much grease in the body when I bought them. Shimano 1000 2000 4000. The waterproofing technology has developed significantly over the years. The need to put a protective layer of grease over all gear parts no longer exists. Again... in my opinion. Many years ago I took a brand new Shimano 1000 apart the day I bought it. Very little grease. I spoke with the guy (respected local fishing store in Mount Pleasant). Long story short, he explained how the technology has changed. When you read the maintenance recommendations from years ago compared to what we buy now-a-days, grease gets a very minor mention.
You might have it right but, I don’t think so. Here is what I do. Clean water rinse every trip. When dry, I remove the spool and spray the shaft that the spool is attached to with CRC 6-56 and put it back in it’s storage location. I can read you the serial number off the Shimano 1000 that I bought the first year they came out. It still works as smooth as the day I bought it. NO grease added.
So this is just a comparison from how I do maintenance and how you recommend doing it.That’s all.
Dparker has it right but it is of note that a 1000 size reel will feel noticeably harder to turn with a lot of grease packed in. 3/4000 and up and dparker is right. Shimano went through a period of notoriously dry reels from the factory. Not a good thing.
A dry reel out-of-the-box is so you can add the correct grease for your geographic area. Grease designed for Alaska’s cool/cold Temps will differ from grease made to fish the Caribbean/equatorial waters.
The amount of grease from the factory isn’t a “recommendation” of the proper amount…not at all. You’re expected to service the reel before use.
Different brands and different priced reels come with varying levels of grease. I like to pack grease in certain areas for sealing. Other spots I prefer to use Reel Butter Oil. Some good oil in the bearings and on the drive shaft will make it feel better than new! Ive also come to learn how important it is to keep the line roller bearing oiled.
Also, Ive become a big fan of Corision-X for normal maintenance. It works great after a day of fishing
Read an article today said don’t use soapy water on reels, just rinse? Soap will eat up seals, and then destroy lubricant, they said. I’ve always used the same soapy water used for boat washing…being sure no grit. Seems I’ve had better experience since years ago when I only rinsed. What do you think?
Just my 2 cents and I’m no expert but with that much grease inside the body, if saltwater were to get inside it will turn that grease to a brown muck and seize it up. Now if you never put your reel in a situation where it would get wet i.e.; casting from chest deep water with 3 to 4 ft. waves then it isn’t a concern. Runbabyrun will tell you that I dunked a couple of mine in the sand spikes so I only put a tiny dab of grease where the gears meet and none on the oscillation shaft. I use the Penn oil now mostly.
