I have a little confusion about the bearing that is pressed on the spool of my new winch. Does this bearing need to be flushed in order to get the full effect of a spool bearing flush and re lube. I would think so. It's just difficult to do with an entire spool of line on it. none of my curados have this bearing. It seems like if you only flush and relube the 2 outer bearings, the 3rd one that is pressed on would still slow the spool down. this 3rd bearing is heavily lubed. when i spin it with my fingers, it wond turn 3 complete turns.

I sure clean and relube them on my Revo's. I'd think it would impact performance.

Just remove the pin holding the bearing in place and flush/relube it like the other.

Yes it needs to be flushed, and oiled as well. The best bet is to remove the line from the spool, and place the spool bearing side down, in a container of solvent, so that the bearing is just submerged. You could also hit the bearing with some CRC Carb Cleaner as well instead of soaking. But remove the line cause once any solvent gets on it, it's trash.

You could remove the pin, but I do not suggest that unless you have the correct tool to push the pin out of the shaft, and back in. Some use a pair of Channel Lock pliers, but it's too easy to slip and screw up the shaft.

The bearing on the crank side has no impact on free spool due to the Inifini-spool design. The bearing on the spool is critical but I also do not recommend removing the pin without the proper tool. One slip and you'll be buying a $40 spool. If ypu can find a bottle cap or similar tube deep enough you can soak the bearing without removing the line.

The bearing on the crank side has no impact on free spool due to the Inifini-spool design. The bearing on the spool is critical but I also do not recommend removing the pin without the proper tool. One slip and you'll be buying a $40 spool. If ypu can find a bottle cap or similar tube deep enough you can soak the bearing without removing the line.

The bearing on the crank side has no impact on free spool due to the Inifini-spool design. The bearing on the spool is critical but I also do not recommend removing the pin without the proper tool. One slip and you'll be buying a $40 spool. If ypu can find a bottle cap or similar tube deep enough you can soak the bearing without removing the line.

DVT could you explain how the infinispool works.

The infini-spool is a two piece spool shaft. The bearing on the spool sets in the frame and supports the spool when the pinion is disengaged which also lifts the free end of the spool shaft. The result is that the spool is free to spin supported only by a bearing on each side. The friction points of the shaft, pinion and spool end are eliminated.