got a good deal on ebay for a citica. Needed a good cleaning, managed that without issue, feels really smooth right now but i lost the "clicking" sound with the drag, the drag still works fine but i would really like to have that sound back. What do you think i did wrong and is there any way to fix it?

Might have lost the sping and pin in the top of the dragstar, they are small and easy to misplace. PN 2122 and 2123 on the schematic.

you probably lost that very small pin under the drag star that makes it click.

that is exactly what happened. it is my first clean on my shimanos. I looked around my workbench and somehow found it. Put it on the star drag and clickety clackety it went. Thanks guys for the help!!!

that is exactly what happened. it is my first clean on my shimanos. I looked around my workbench and somehow found it. Put it on the star drag and clickety clackety it went. Thanks guys for the help!!!

Congrats, you will never do it again. A little grease on that pin and spring will help keep them in their place when you are working on your reel.

Good catch. Every reel model has at least one "Gottcha" and this is one.