servicing reels

do you guys do it yourselves or take it to the shops?? If you do it yourselves is it hard and how did you learn about the reels etc?


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I do most of mine myself,

Mon, 2010-09-20 15:50

I do most of mine myself, unless it is severely damaged which is very rare. I suggest you start off with the cheapest gear e.g 25 buck cheapies and then you won't worry.

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check out this forum... one

Mon, 2010-09-20 15:53

check out this forum... one of the best "how tos" ive seen on servicing reels- makes it quite plain and simple...

http://pierandsurf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46022

Hope mr moderator doesnt get shirty and remove this post for advertising another forum... in the interest of shared knowledge and all that...

 

 

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cheers cos i got a tld 30 2

Mon, 2010-09-20 15:58

cheers cos i got a tld 30 2 speed from my granddads cellar and it was mounted in dust and mould and i wanna take it apart n clean it all. still works good just has this gooey shit on it haha

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If you haven't seen it this

Mon, 2010-09-20 16:23

If you haven't seen it this is the site you want Marko.

 

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=38.0

 

It's a gold mine of info.

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cheers ben

Mon, 2010-09-20 16:27

cheers ben

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i get oceanside to do mine,

Mon, 2010-09-20 16:38

i get oceanside to do mine, Honsu is very cluewy on reel servicing and does a grate job indeed. he sorts out the parts and not worth the hass buggering up a fishin trip with gear failure.

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yeh im thinkin il just get

Mon, 2010-09-20 16:40

yeh im thinkin il just get him to do my good reels but i would like to learn the art of servicing on my cheapo rods n reels

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Chinny

Mon, 2010-09-20 16:41

Agree with Shabba. Chinny knows his stuff when it comes to servicing reels.

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yep - Honsu does mine too.

Mon, 2010-09-20 17:36

yep - Honsu does mine too. Prefer to blame him than curse myself.

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get shimano to do it and you

Mon, 2010-09-20 19:30

get shimano to do it and you have a comeback if it plays up afterwards...

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do my own, unless its a

Mon, 2010-09-20 19:45

do my own, unless its a really high end then get a professional to do  it.

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service all my own gear the

Mon, 2010-09-20 23:10

service all my own gear the high end as well there basic & if you ever need bearings go to a bearing shop cheep as & can order what ever quality you want at less than half the price & more sometimes

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It sounds like you might just need to some cleaning

Tue, 2010-09-21 10:03

and a bit of greasing and oiling.
I would suggest that if you want to have a go yourself that you find a large, clear area where you can pull the reel apart. Get a bedroom sheet or some large sheets of paper to put everything on. Get some cue tips and some white spirit and start cleaning away dust, dirt and any built up grease and oil on the outside first.
If you decide to pull it apart, make note of where every bit comes from and make sure that you don't lose anything.
Once inside the reel, use a cue tip to clean off any dust, salt, sand, excess grease etc.
You should acquire proper Shimano reel grease and oil and you should be able to find the servicing points for a TLD on the web.
Do not overoil or grease.
If it needs more than a clean and regreasing, then get some expert help.

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More

Tue, 2010-09-21 11:07

Do as Colin says but lay the bits down in the order they come out so when putting it back together you don't have to sit there scratching your head trying to work out where a bit goes. Same goes for cleaning the bits, one at a time then put it back in the spot from where you picked it from.

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Camera

Tue, 2010-09-21 14:43

Digital camera's are great for recording the stages of dis-assembly.

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Spot on as usual Carnarvonite

Tue, 2010-09-21 11:28

I have done the head scratching thing.

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haha how much do services

Tue, 2010-09-21 17:16

haha how much do services cost for them to take it all apart and clean it? all works well etc i just wanted it all cleaned out?

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Reel Servicing

Tue, 2010-09-21 17:34

All depends on the reel, we start from $30 and up to $65 for top end & 2speed reels etc.

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