Hi i have an older revo toro 5.4:1 ratio reel(right handed). I bought it off of a guy on Ebay that said it was a new reel. It turned out to be a display that im sure people have been rough on for years. After the intial aggravation from the ebay seller not telling me this info, i figured i needed to get it serviced. Because it was making alot of noise and wasnt very smooth. It probably have old grease in it i assumed. At first i serviced it myself and it was alittle better then when i got it. But i was not satified,so i took it to a professional to have him service it. He serviced it and i just got it back today. The reel is smoother than before i brought it to him but now it is making alot more noise. After playing around with the reel i realized that the reel makes no noise at all and is perfectly smooth when it is held with the crank side rotated all the way down(reel rotated to the right with the crank side pointing directly at the ground). And when you operate the reel while rotating the reel back to the original posistion(Crank side pointed directly to the right) it starts making noise, and the further the keep rotating the reel counter clockwise it makes more and more noise and gets less smooth. To where when the crank side is pointing directly up to the sky it makes a ton of noise and is totally not smooth at all. I was wondering if anyone knows what is causing this to happen. If its something simple it would probably to easier for me to fix it myself then bringing the reel back to the guy that serviced it.

Thanx

What kind if noise are you hearing? Does the clutch disengage and engage positively? is free spool good? Make sure the spool tension knob is adjusted to remove any side play in the spool and that the drag star is snug.

FWIW, if I were the one that serviced the reel I'd warranty the work and discuss and explain the reason for your concerns after seeing the reel. "Smooth" and "Noise" can be subjective and mean different bthings to different people. Very few reels are totally silent during operation.

It sounds like the spool was rubbing agaisnt something. I notice that there was slack in the spool. thats why when i rotated it with the crank side down there was no noise, but when i rotated it with the crank side up it made alot of noise, because the spool was all the way agaisnt the non crankside plate. So i figured it has to do with the spool touching something inside of the reel on the non crank side. After i took it apart and cleaned the spool and everywhere the spool touches on the non crank side. I noticed a tiny nick/gouge on the inside of the spool, its right where the the non crank side plate touches the spool. I took a picture to show yall, its terrible quailty but u can see where the nick is located. it u look right below the middle brake ull see a small black dot right in that circle on the outside of the brakes. Could this be causeing the noise?

I can't say for certain if that spot is what's rubbing but it's not uncommon for a certain amount of spool noise to become evident after a cleaning. Reels sometimes come from the factory with a film of oil on the frame which only masks noise. Cleaning it out lets the spool spin more freely. As long as the spool is free and the reel casts well there isn't a whole lot more to be done.

I can't say for certain if that spot is what's rubbing but it's not uncommon for a certain amount of spool noise to become evident after a cleaning. Reels sometimes come from the factory with a film of oil on the frame which only masks noise. Cleaning it out lets the spool spin more freely. As long as the spool is free and the reel casts well there isn't a whole lot more to be done.

Mike,

Just a thought here.

What if the shims were installed in an un even orientation, 1-2, 2-3, etc.

That would cause the spool to sit into the race deeper on the left side than needed.

The way it sounds now seems like the Cast Control hasn't been set up properly (No Lateral Play).

Tight Lines!

He said it was new and there is a gouge in the spools rim? He lied to you. Maybe you should take recourse against him through ebay if he's not willing to refund you.

I can't say for certain if that spot is what's rubbing but it's not uncommon for a certain amount of spool noise to become evident after a cleaning. Reels sometimes come from the factory with a film of oil on the frame which only masks noise. Cleaning it out lets the spool spin more freely. As long as the spool is free and the reel casts well there isn't a whole lot more to be done.

alright but what about it takes alot more effort to turn the handle when the spool is touching the non crank side plate. If there is slack in the spool and it is all the way to the left/touching the non crank side plate then it is alot less smooth and actually takes more effort to turn the handle. Is that normal?

RM makes a good point regarding the spool shims. Seems like something is assembled or adjusted incorrectly. A schematic will show you where and how many shims there should be.