Changing out bearings

[muddy]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Reb, how do you go about getting the pin in the spool shaft out w/o damaging anything?

BB

You can contact Dave Green @ Reel Mechanic .com or

Kevin @ Pro Reel
both fellas are pretty good about sharing their expertise.

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by muddy

You can contact Dave Green @ Reel Mechanic .com or

Kevin @ Pro Reel
both fellas are pretty good about sharing their expertise.

Thanks Muddy, I'll send them some emails and see how they do it.

BB

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by BigBassin144

Reb, how do you go about getting the pin in the spool shaft out w/o damaging anything?

BB

BB, I had a pair of wide, flat pliers-part of a set-I drilled a hole through one side and used it to pop the pin out. Then I realized I could simply remove the spool from the reel, fill a small cup with lighter fluid and soak the bearing still attached to the spool. No fuss, no mess, and no damage. You can even soak the whole spool if need be-the lighter fluid won't hurt it.

[BigBassin144]

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

BB, I had a pair of wide, flat pliers-part of a set-I drilled a hole through one side and used it to pop the pin out. Then I realized I could simply remove the spool from the reel, fill a small cup with lighter fluid and soak the bearing still attached to the spool. No fuss, no mess, and no damage. You can even soak the whole spool if need be-the lighter fluid won't hurt it.

I thought of that, but still have line on most of my spools. I've seen the guys with modified flat pliers with holes and small pins welded to them. It just seems like a lot of work.

Did you check out the spoolnest in my original post?

BB

[Rebbasser]

I did, BB-looks good, but if I can avoid taking something apart more than I need to I will. I'm world class at messing stuff up trying to take it apart when I shouldn't or have no clue what I am doing, which is most of the time.

Regarding Simple Green-I wouldn't use it on bearings, but it is my weapon of choice for cleaning the other parts. For that it is fantastic.