I have two older Lew's BBXLM bait casting fishing reels.  The fishing reels do not free spool very well.  The spool rides on two oilless bushings.  Part numbers are P306183 and P306184.  I would like to remove the oilless bushings and replace them with ball bearings.  Is this possible? Can you tell me the size (three measurements) for each of the ball bearings ? I need to know their sizes so I can replace the oilless bushings with ball bearings.  I am really desperate to fix this problem as the reels are not usable as is.   Thank You.

 

Welcome George,  I will try to find some information online about the size of replacement bearings, but the best thing I think would be to just disassemble the reel and measure the bushings as they will need to come out anyway.

 

Looked all he usual places to see if I could find a size on those bushings for you but could not.  Like previously stated they are easy to remove and measure.

 

 

The reel likely is in need of deep cleaning as well. You’ll get improvement just from that. Bearings should be an upgrade over and above. Just putting bearings in a dirty reel will disappoint. 

I apologize, however I don’t know the answer to your question regarding the Lew’s Reels. I suggest you call the Lew’s service department as they have a very knowledgeable staff that I would be sure could answer your questions. Sorry I can’t be more help.