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Almost all ambassaduer round reels move on the cast. They do that so the line doesn't have to run at an angle on the cast with wide spool reels. It has nothing to do with the age of the reel. A brand new 5000 or 4600 or any other biiger reel will be this way. most all surf and ocean reels are the same.

It's hard to tell with a BPS reel , because BPS does their own reel warranty work. I can tell you that many bps reels will take some Revo parts , so I assume that those reels are made by Abu. It;s much easier to tell who makes the GM and Cabelas reels, just open the box and read the warranty card. GM baitcasting reels say to send the reel to Silstar? Pinnacle for waranty repairs, guess they must make them then. GM spinning reels say to send the reel to Shakespear/Pflueger for warranty work, there ya go. Cabelas reels will have the same instructions somewhere, because they don't have a service dept. So If you need parts for a GM or Cabellas reel, check the warranty card to find out who to call.

probably gave it to him for free because it broke and they evidently don't think that a customer should have to pay for it. That shouldn't mater if the guy working on the reel is the owner or not.

If you think you have each of those parts, check the order of them in the cap. Is the large rubber disc in the bottom of the cap? Is the small disc pressed into the brass collar? Is the flat side of the brass collar against the large rubber disc? The brass collar holds that small disc against the end of the spool shaft. The large rubber disc is a cushion between the cap and the collar. Any reel grease will work. It just helps to stick the parts together and prevents corrosion. You will also want to put a drop of reel oil on the small disk or a drop on the end of the spool shaft, put one drop one the bearing and spin it to distribute the oil inside the bearing. Also, is your o ring on the outside of the threaded part in good shape? That keeps the cap snug but shouldn't be causing your problem.

starting from the bearing out bearing SW 117-01 $8.46 spool tension shim QW o32-04 $0.83 spool tension collar QW 081-01 $1.22 Spool cusion washer QW 082-01 $0.85 Tension Knob HV 033-03 Now working backwards, the cushion washer is a rubber disk, it goes in the bottom of the cap. put a dot of grese in the cap to hold it in place and then a dot of grease on the cusion, next the collar lays on the cusion. put a drop of reel oil in the collar and then add the tension shim, which is the small disk, into the inset area of the collar, then with the bearing in the side plate, screw the cap on , the collar should center itself in the cap.

the brake side cover has a slotted screw in the dial. Loosen it and it will pop out on it's spring. You can then rotate the side cover slightly and it will come off. There is a bearing in the side cover that you can put one drop of oil on. Then remove the spool from the open side. there is a bearing mounted on the spool that you can oil. The other bearings in the reel are greased. I don't know why the directions say to do this after every use, but you don't need to or want to. that much oil would flood the bearing and make a mess inside the reel. It would be better to only oil them a few times a year unless you are using them every day. Only use one drop on the gap around the inner race and then spin the bearing to disperse the oil.

If your reel was offered in different gear ratio sizes, then you can order a different size pinion and main gear from the customer service dept. of the reel company. Just swap them out and your done.

modern one way bearings work best with a light coat of oil after cleaning. Saturate a q-tip with reel oil and run it around the inside in the direction the crank turns. As for you statment about grease. You can grease the bearings that go on the crankshaft, if you have a way of greasing them, but you should use one or two drops of oil on spool bearings

for future reference, unless the area under the brake drum is packed with dirt, it's not necesary to remove those parts to clean the reel. simply swish the sideplate around in hot water/simple green mixture and use brushes to clean under there. dry it off and use a small brush to put a dab of grease on the gears. You can put a thin film of oil around the dial to make that turn smooth

those parts mesh together at a certain spot. you need to take them back out and look very closley at how the dial would turn the brake adjuster. then set the brakes all the way off or all the way on. put the dial in at the same on or off position. wiggle it to see that it did engage, then put it back together. It's also quite posible that you broke a plastic tab off of the dial or the lifting mechanism the dial moves.

If you are oiling the reel after each use, you will soon have a mess. With frequent use you should add a few drops of oil the the line guide worm gear OCCASINALLY. Other than that, the reel should be taken apart, cleaned lubricated once to twice a year or anytime you drop it in the lake or get it covered in sand or dirt. The exception to this would be if you use it in saltwater, it would need frequent cleanings.

Congats Simp, I knew they would take care of ya. As long as the reel you have is still in production or they still have parts for it, Shimano has the best customer service I have seen.

Not all the bearings in the S have removable shields. At least in the earlier models That may be, I have not seen them all. But if it has the wire ring, it can be taken apart. If not, then you can't

("so, with that, are all manufacturers that way or is abu one of the selected few on carrying parts? " ) I have not been working on reels nearly as long as many others, but I have worked on hundreds of reels from most manufacturers. In that time, I have found that Abu Garcia consistently has parts available for most of their reels, even some that were built in the 60s. Shimano will tell you, and it's on their website, that they don't carry parts for reels that have been discontinued with the exception of a few of the most popular reels and even then only for a few extra years. They have a list of reels on the site that they will not even let you send in for service because they don't have parts for them anymore. Many of these reels are less than 10 years old. That's not old enough, IMO, to not have parts. They will tell you that you might be able to find the parts for these reels at some satellite service centers, before they run out. BPS has a parts dept that carries parts for almost every brand of reel, and they often have older Shimano parts left. BPS does a good job of having parts for the house brand reels and will be able to get a lot of perfectly good used parts from returned reels for older reels, as they keep them instead of selling them to a reseller. Gander MT. and Cabellas reels are made by Pflueger or Pinacle. The few that Pfluger makes are mostly spinning reels, They have parts for them but it's a difficult process to get them, as the customer service person has to cross reference the parts from the the Pfueger reel that was copied to make the cabels reel. It's even harder with the baitcasting reels made by pinacle as the guy has to ask you to describe the reel so that he can remember which Pinicle reel the parts come from to fit the Gander copy. Daiwa is similar to Shimano in not having parts for recently discontinued reels, again, you have to search lots of service center parts dealers to find them. It has just been my experience that it is easiest to get parts for an Abu reel after they have been discontinued.

There is almost no good reason not to buy that reel if you like it. It's made by Abu for BPS. It has many identical parts to the new Revo STX. It just might be one of the very best reels on the market in that price range or way above. The titanium finish makes it better than most reels in even higher price ranges. Store brands often get bashed for being store brands. Bps is the best of the store brands because they have a parts and service dept. The reason I say there is almost no reason not to get is that even though they have a parts dept, BPS does not keep a stock of parts for discontinued reels. Very similar to Shimano in that fact. They do keep a large stock of used parts that they take off of returned reels and that helps to have parts available for many years. IMO, abu does the best job of having parts for older reels, that would be the only reason I would say get an abu over a bps, but there is a good chance abu will have the parts from a revo that will fix this reel for many years after bps no longer does.

look around the inner race. There is a small wire C. Use a needle to pop it up and out. You can then gently lift the shield. If you are very careful, you can do it and get it back together. It's an ok method to grease a greased bearing. If you make a mistake, you will have dozens of tiny balls on the floor, also if you don't get the clip in just right, it can pop loose inside the reel and make a big mess. If you are just curious and want to try it, then why not. But you might need to buy some new bearings until you get the hang of it. It's best to clean them without taking them apart and then use one drop of oil or use a small bearing greaser to grease them.

I kept thinking that someone would make this suggestion, they didn't so here it is. Call Shimano and tell them that your reel is under warranty and that you have a dated receipt you can fax them if need be. Tell them your brake pin is broken and that you need a new spool. Tell them that you are perfectly capable of replacing the spool if they will just send you a new one and offer to send them the broken spool. this will save both you and them time and money. If you have any problems or don't get a helpful customer service person, contact Dan Thorburn, I'm sure he will help you. I can get you his email if you don't know where to find it. Shimano customer service 8:00am to 4:30 pm Est 877-577-0600. If you ask them nicely and present the reasons that it would be best for both of you, I'm sure you will have a new spool soon. Try it and let us know.

Go with the silver max. Plenty of places work on abu reels if you need service, which you should get them serviced once a year. Plus Abu will have parts available for that reel if it ever needs them.

Have you been using a reel with 6 pin centrifugal brakes? If so, do you use more than 2 in the on position? Do you like the centrifugal brakes. If all 3 are yes, don't get a revo SX. I love my revo SX and STX reels, but I don't care for internal centrifugal brakes and I don't need to use brakes much anyway.

Some of them will make your spool spin faster, but unless you are a very experienced caster, you will just have to set more brakes to compensate. The reels you listed already have some very good bearings in them. You should consider just getting them serviced. You can slow them down some by using oil, but then what would be the point?

I think it's great. I hated vanish. I hated both types of p-line flouro. I hated the vicious. With all of those I had break offs during casts that were the result of kinks or nicks. I was just about done with ever trying flouro again. I'm not often swayed by pros because most of them will say anything for a sponsor. I watched a hank parker show. He also said that he never liked flouro until he tried the berkley 100%. I bought some in the 15lb size I had great results on my casting reels. I now have used it for 2 seasons and have it on 90% of my casting reels. I can tie any knot I want and don't worry about the knot breaking from a kink. I tried the 10lb on a spinning reel and decided it was still just a bit to stiff in that size for a spinning reel. It had a lot of coil off problems. I switched to 8 and 6 lb 100% on spinning rigs and it works great. If I need heavier than that I use braid for spinning. The 100% is sensitive. It's low stretch. Very abrasion resistant. I also like the fact that it's available in green. Flouro has a similar refractive index to water, but it can still be seen. I use the light green. It blends in and it doesn't glow in the sun. I have not tried any of the other brands discussed. I think that the new stren 100% is probably very similar.

I asked about this at my local GM. They are still not talking. I guess the add was leaked and the employees either don't know what will be there or are not allowed to talk. Here is a thought. In recent years , my wife found that most big stores have most of the same black Friday items on the website. She gets on the computer at 6:00 am and buys the same things as the folks that stood in line. The GM add shows it as a 4 day sale so the STX isn't an early door buster. There is a good chance then that you could buy several that morning from the comfort of your home.

I'm tempted to try out Doug Hannons Wave Spin reels. I've seen the videos on them and it looks as if you don't get birds nests line twist problems from them. They have a 2 year unconditional warranty and they come with a nice spinning reel cover that goes over the reel while it's on the rod. I have heard a lot of good info about the wave spins.

If you mostly fish from the bank, then I don't think you are missing out. There are spinning reels available that can handle just about any fish you can catch and they can cast just as most baitcasters. However, if you fish from a boat and especially if you fish targets and cover, then you are missing the opportunity to achieve accuracy that can't be matched with a spinning reel, very few people could present a lure as accurately and quietly, with almost no disturbance using a spinning reel as you can with a casting reel. You also have to have a bigger , heavier spinning reel to match the power of most casting reels. They are both tools and I would hate to have to choose between one or the other as my only option. I can do things with a spinning rig that I cant do with a casting reel. I can skip a zoom super fluke with my spinning reel, much like you would skip a flat rock. Done correctly , I can make it skip dozens of times as it flies under overhanging trees or under docks. Some super experienced casters can do that somewhat with a casting reel, but I can't. These are just my opinions, others will difer.

BPS has a glass rattle that is shaped like a round nose bullet. It's the 7 mm rattle. It will fit snug in many tubes, slide it right up to the head. If you use net bait paca or baby paca craws, that rattle will fit inside and will call fish in from long distances.