cadman Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 My buddy and I were out fishing and he dropped his Metanium DC in the lake. We couldn't find it that day. However, he went back the next day and snagged his rod and reel. My question is this. I can clean the reel no problem however what do I do if anything to the DC part of the reel. Do I take it apart and clean it or is it a sealed system. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2DM Posted October 2 Share Posted October 2 Recent DC modules should be sealed, if it's a 24 Metanium DC then this video might help. FF 0.53 sec. Hard to say what kind of debris got in there, the only thing I would be concern about in the DC module assembly is the spool bearing. I would make sure everything is functioning normally after it's completely dry before doing anything, then just a drop off oil in the bearing and call it a day. If not, then proceed with the disassembly with extreme caution or send it in to someone who knows what they're doing. I've ruined one of my 17 Scorpion DC module due to not being patient enough and lack of experience, made me sick for a while🤮 I blame this guy for everything, he told me I should be able to do it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 Thanks for the video. I have the entire reel completely apart. I cleaned everything and am going to work on assembling the reel tonight. I cleaned the bearings and they seem to be Ok, but I'll see after I put some oil in them. If the bearings are bad I will just replace them, not a big deal. The reel is currently drying and in pieces. I will see what happens after I put it together. Then I will put some line on and cast it to see what the status is. Thanks again for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 So, for the hell of it I called up Shimano, and asked them what their thoughts were on my dilemma. The service tech told me that the DC module is not waterproof only water resistant to a certain extent. He also told me that I should let it dry really well and put it back in the reel and see what happens. He and I talked a bit about the DC module and I asked him, if I put the module in a cardboard box with a 40 watt bulb in there, would that damage any of the circuitry. He said no it would not as long as it didn't get too hot. The purpose of me doing this was to get some warm heat in the box to encompass the module, in which it would help dry out any other water intrusion. So that is what I have going on right now. Maybe this is an extreme, but the reason to go the extra step was the cost of another module. I asked the tech how much another module is and he said it was approximately $130.00 plus shipping. So the morale to this story is don't drop your DC reel in the water. I will let you guys know what happens in a couple of days after the heat hopefully dries it out better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2DM Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 4 hours ago, cadman said: So, for the hell of it I called up Shimano, and asked them what their thoughts were on my dilemma. The service tech told me that the DC module is not waterproof only water resistant to a certain extent. He also told me that I should let it dry really well and put it back in the reel and see what happens. He and I talked a bit about the DC module and I asked him, if I put the module in a cardboard box with a 40 watt bulb in there, would that damage any of the circuitry. He said no it would not as long as it didn't get too hot. The purpose of me doing this was to get some warm heat in the box to encompass the module, in which it would help dry out any other water intrusion. So that is what I have going on right now. Maybe this is an extreme, but the reason to go the extra step was the cost of another module. I asked the tech how much another module is and he said it was approximately $130.00 plus shipping. So the morale to this story is don't drop your DC reel in the water. I will let you guys know what happens in a couple of days after the heat hopefully dries it out better. Good thing you called them about it and hopefully everything is ok with it once its fully dry. I looked the parts up on their website and the DC assembly (144NU) alone is listed for $213.94 and the whole side plate assembly including the DC module (1469S) is listed for $350.06!!! Yikes! Was it hard to access the bearing by the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution cadman Posted October 3 Author Solution Share Posted October 3 7 hours ago, T2DM said: Good thing you called them about it and hopefully everything is ok with it once its fully dry. I looked the parts up on their website and the DC assembly (144NU) alone is listed for $213.94 and the whole side plate assembly including the DC module (1469S) is listed for $350.06!!! Yikes! Was it hard to access the bearing by the way? When I called them, I only asked about pricing for the module nothing else. it doesn't surprise me about the cost of all the other parts. Anyway, the module is drying in the box. Also even if all this works, this is an expensive repair just for bearings alone. As far as cleaning all the other parts and taking the reel apart, I do a lot of reels for the members in my fishing club, family and friends. So if I'm not familiar with a reel I usually take a lot of pics. On the bearings, they seemed gritty even after I cleaned them and then put them in my ultrasonic cleaner. So I dumped all of them and put ABec 5's for the spool and carrier bearings and Abec 3's for all the others. The disassembly wasn't too bad, just have to be careful not to lose any parts and remember the sequence for re-install. I didn't take apart the module. If it doesn't work, then at that point I will disassemble it and see what I can find. If I can fix it then I'm money ahead, if not nothing gained and nothing lost. At that point I will buy another module. This is a good learning experience for someone that wants to learn how to fix reels if you have the patience and the skill set. Everything is back together other then the module. I will post results in a couple days once the module has a chance to dry up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 There’s nothing serviceable in the DC module. If you’re suspicious of it after it dries, I’d spray it down with electronics cleaner rather than disassembling it. I think you’ll be ok though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User MN Fisher Posted October 4 Super User Share Posted October 4 3 hours ago, Delaware Valley Tackle said: I’d spray it down with electronics cleaner Years of hobby electronics settled me on one brand of this - yes, you can find it on Amazon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 Well I assembled the reel yesterday complete. Spooled it with line and took about 20 practice casts in the park. Seems fine. Went fishing with my buddy today. Gave him the reel and he used it all day and it works like it did before. Expensive fix with all the bearings, however still cheaper than buying a new one. He was very happy that it all worked out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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