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okay so I have a shimano mentanium and it’s new but I think i over lubricated the reel with the bantam oil maybe because after I was done I noticed it sounds like it’s making funny noises inside the reel right after I did it that it was not making before I’m really disappointed what should I do ??

What did you do exactly? Oiled the bearings? Or did you take the reel apart?

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9 minutes ago, DomQ said:

What did you do exactly? Oiled the bearings? Or did you take the reel apart?

I just oiled the bearing like took the side plate off and oiled the side plate bearing the spool bearing on the one side of the spool and oiled the part where the spool goes into the reel

It might just have too much oil in there...not a big deal.  Just take the bearings out and dry them on something soft.  You can use a qtip in the bearing sockets to clean out excess oil too.  When there's too much oil, things get cramped in there.  That can cause the noise you're talking about.  For future reference, those bearings just need a tiny drop of oil for optimal performance. 

 

If you're not familiar with how to take the bearings out, you can probably just dry them with the qtip while they are still seated (you have to remove a hexagonal pin that is holding them in place in order to take them out).  If you're not familiar with how to do that, you can either learn how via Google, or just use the qtip as is.  Whatever you do, don't bend the pin if you do take them out (there's a special tool for it, but tweezers work fine for me).  If you do bend the pin, it's only like 5 bucks or less to replace it. 

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6 minutes ago, Riazuli said:

It might just have too much oil in there...not a big deal.  Just take the bearings out and dry them on something soft.  You can use a qtip in the bearing sockets to clean out excess oil too.  When there's too much oil, things get tight in there, so it's like things get cramped in there.  That can cause the noise you're talking about.  For future reference, those bearings just need a tiny drop of oil for optimal performance. 

 

If you're not familiar with how to take the bearings out, you can probably just dry them with the qtip while they are still seated (you have to remove a hexagonal pin that is holding them in place in order to take them out).  If you're not familiar with how to do that, you can either learn how via Google, or just use the qtip as is.  Whatever you do, don't bend the pin if you do take them out (there's a special tool for it, but tweezers work fine for me).  If you do bend the pin, it's only like 5 bucks or less to replace it. 

Thanks man so basically it will go back to normal the more I use it ? Like the oil will work itself out 

Yeah it's not a big deal, unless you happened to do something else major.  If not, the qtip should do the trick.  Compressed air can get the extra stuff out pretty well too.  Just close your eyes if you do that :)

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