Today I was fishing a 3/8 oz Sammy style bait on a new (2 months old) Origin BaitCasting reel. The centrifugal brake system is a dial on the inside of the spool, and it's set to 1. The spool tension knob is set for a slow to medium fall rate.....everything is tuned properly and yet I was getting a screeching sound at the very end of my casts. The spool spins freely and smoothly for about 60+ feet , but about 10 to 15 feet before the lure enters the water, the reel begins screeching and the spool slows dramatically ? What could be causing this aside from a faulty braking system ? 

You can putting a drop of oil on a q-tip and rubbing it around the brass colored brake ring on the inside of the side plate.  That usually cures the problem on centrifugal brake reels.

 

i wouldn't consider it a problem or fault with the reel. Some do it and some don't.

3 hours ago, jbrew73 said:

You can putting a drop of oil on a q-tip and rubbing it around the brass colored brake ring on the inside of the side plate.  That usually cures the problem on centrifugal brake reels.

 

i wouldn't consider it a problem or fault with the reel. Some do it and some don't.

Yep. I cleaned that brass ring on my reel and I didn't re-lube it properly and started hearing that same noise.

Okay , I opened up the reel to check the brake ring and applied some thin Reel oil and I'm hoping this solves the problem. However, I decided to pull the spool to also check the spool bearing. And the spool shaft is caked in dirty grease. Does this seem normal for a Reel that's been used about 30 times ? 

Perfectly normal. A lot of reels come very over-lubed from the factory.

Well this reel was definitely way over lubed from the factory, and it's mind boggling why any manufacturer would over lube like this. But anyway, the interesting thing is, once I wiped out the excess and applied a new thin layer of some old discount Gander Mountain Reel lubricant; it's now consistently casting 20 feet further then before and the screeching went away ! So thank you to everyone for your advice 

9 minutes ago, Active_Outdoors said:

Well this reel was definitely way over lubed from the factory, and it's mind boggling why any manufacturer would over lube like this. But anyway, the interesting thing is, once I wiped out the excess and applied a new thin layer of some old discount Gander Mountain Reel lubricant; it's now consistently casting 20 feet further then before and the screeching went away ! So thank you to everyone for your advice 

Most manufacturers will put excess grease because a lot of people don't service their reels. A thick layer of grease will keep it functioning longer, though not at peak performance. 

To each his own, but I will not allow any lubricant on my spool shafts, nor the inside of my pinion gears and even polish them with a Dremel buffer and rouge.

21 minutes ago, OnthePotomac said:

nor the inside of my pinion gears and even polish them with a Dremel buffer and rouge.

Do you lube the pinion gear to the main gear? Just wondering, I'm new to reel mechanics and I think I'm going to try and start servicing them myself soon. 

16 hours ago, .ghoti. said:

Perfectly normal. A lot of reels come very over-lubed from the factory.

Does the Spool Shaft even need to be coated with sticky lube (Gear grease) or can Reel Oil be used instead ? Will using oil affect the longevity ? 

4 hours ago, OnthePotomac said:

To each his own, but I will not allow any lubricant on my spool shafts, nor the inside of my pinion gears and even polish them with a Dremel buffer and rouge.

So you are saying wipe off all lubricants from the spool shaft ? And use a high speed polishing method to reduce friction; is there any longevity issue with this approach ?

20 minutes ago, Active_Outdoors said:

Does the Spool Shaft even need to be coated with sticky lube (Gear grease) or can Reel Oil be used instead ? Will using oil affect the longevity ? 

I use reel oil on the spool shaft of my baitcasters, not grease. I open them up every two or three trips, wipe off the old oil and put some fresh oil on.

 

I can't imagine it would affect the longevity of the reel as long as it routinely maintained.

Spool shaft should be clean and dry.  Just light oil on the bearings.

Don't overlook the spool ends. Small dab of grease. Clean and lube the phenolic discs that interface with the spool shaft. Under the spool tension knob and under the side plate bearing.

 

(Yea, this is where folks polish the spool ends to mirror finish for "super tuning".)

 

I don't polish the spool ends. Just clean the ends, and the discs they ride against. Then bit of grease where the spool ends touch the phenolic. Do every time you do a bearing clean/lube.

 

Of course with a floating spool design (like Daiwa Zillion) the crank side of the spool ends at the center of the pinion gear. Not at the spool tension cap. Clean and grease in the center of the pinion gear.

 

Above is correct. The spool shaft does not need grease. The grease in your pic was intended for the pinion end where the spool engages for cranking. But obviously went up the whole spool shaft. Dry is best when it comes to the shaft itself. Especially where the shaft (either side) goes into the bearing. You don't want the bearing spinning on the shaft.

 

Karl