Reel maintenance

[flappy]

If mine get grubby I just rinse them in the sea.

 

[tdxs133pm]

I give mine a good spray with WD40 ,let that drain away then oil them ,using 3 in 1 spray,I use it all the time

I leave my reels to dry for 24 hours in a warm place ,after using WD40,then oil them ,then they run fine

??

Did you forget you'd posted the first comment.

 

[Ollieollie]

I’ve ordered some marine grade grease as the Penn stuff is sold out everywhere I looked and I’ve only got a little bit left. And then some of the brake cleaner mentioned earlier. Should do the trick

 

[tdxs133pm]

Penn stuff is sold out everywhere I looked

Plenty on the Auction Site.Did you have a look,various sizes available.

 

[Wolf]

Yes I did tdx133pm

 

[Ollieollie]

Plenty on the Auction Site.Did you have a look,various sizes available.

Yes I looked, wanted the bigger size but none on home soil that I could see

 

[tdxs133pm]

Yes I did tdx133pm

You keep ommitting the "s"
"tdxs"

 

[tdxs133pm]

wanted the bigger size but none on home soil that I could see

Yep.See what you mean.1lb Tub from US on Amazon 50.00

 

[Wolf]

Sorry

 

[tdxs133pm]

Sorry

I'll forgive you.?

 

[Kine262]

I always use lighter fuel to clean the reel first, soaking any bearings in a small lid full for 10 minutes before then drying off on a piece of paper towel, then I use a light oil in the bearings and Penn precision reel grease on the gears and mechanism.

I don’t like using WD40 unless I need to free a part because as Mr Fish has already said, it contains a solvent that dissolves grease and oil and isn’t easily cleaned off so may get into the bearings after I have reassembled the reel.

 

[Cfish]

Anyone who knows me also knows I don’t service my reels. If they start misbehaving they’ll get a bit of oil in the bearings, but the only time they’ll get a wash is if they’ve been submerged. ?

I leave mine outside in the rain then spray them with three in one or wd40!!!

 

[Mr Fish]

I always use lighter fuel to clean the reel first, soaking any bearings in a small lid full for 10 minutes before then drying off on a piece of paper towel, then I use a light oil in the bearings and Penn precision reel grease on the gears and mechanism.

I don’t like using WD40 unless I need to free a part because as Mr Fish has already said, it contains a solvent that dissolves grease and oil and isn’t easily cleaned off so may get into the bearings after I have reassembled the reel.

Something I found this weekend was the driveshaft on both reels seemed to have developed a burr either side, so I couldn’t get the various components off.
Had to gently file it down in the end before the various cogs and spacers would lift off.