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This is a bit of a long shot I think.

I have a 25/30 year old Silstar R721 fixed spool reel that I've dug out from the bottom of the tackle cupboard. It's probably not been used for at least 20 years.
The bail arm roller is dumper trucked. It's very corroded and has a big crack in it.

Given that I rarely use a fixed spool and it was a budget reel to start with, is there anyway I can replace the roller, maybe even with a bearing?

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I'm quite happy to do away with the bail arm wire and just use the roller if necessary.
Any suggestions??

[QUOTE="Ianpick, post: 41495, member: 445"] This is a bit of a long shot I think. I have a 25/30 year old Silstar R721 fixed spool reel that I've dug out from the bottom of the tackle cupboard. It's probably not been used for at least 20 years. The bail arm roller is dumper trucked. It's very corroded and has a big crack in it. Given that I rarely use a fixed spool and it was a budget reel to start with, is there anyway I can replace the roller, maybe even with a bearing? [ATTACH type="full"]6799[/ATTACH] I'm quite happy to do away with the bail arm wire and just use the roller if necessary. Any suggestions?? [/QUOTE]

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