Never maintain my own reels.

😂

I'm sure I didn't put them back correctly and it's tedious AF.

I'll try them out soon to see if they work but I'll probably have to buy new reels.

******* washers and tiny screws and springs o my

Anyway Happy Holidays y'all and lesson learned!!!!!

Doing a search for reel maintenance near me. Apparently that's not a provided service in my area. Definitely have to buy new reels 🥴

Heartbreaking

 

Don’t give up yet. Check with DVT. 

That’s why I’m not trying mine. I’m going to mail mine out to the sponsor on this website, DVT. 

 

Other users here have already used DVT so I feel confident sending mine out for the simple maintenance. They seem pretty reputable so why not. 😊.  At least give them a call and explain your situation, they could turn your mess back into perfection.  

 

I’m almost finished with my CHEMO treatments, currently not working so I will send mine out sometime in the beginning of next year. Otherwise I could give you a review on how amazing DVT was. I have faith in them based on other people’s experience. 

I reached out thanks y'all

I have found that my reels work just fine if I never take them down more than taking the side cover off to get to the bearings/gears or getting to the drag washers for lube.  If I immerse one, it's off to a pro like DVT. 

 

I once read an article by a gunsmith titled: "Don't love your gun to death."  It was about going too far into them and lubing too much.  How counterproductive it can be.  Same principal for reels, especially since they are so complicated these days. 

6 hours ago, LokiDawg said:

Never maintain my own reels.

😂

I'm sure I didn't put them back correctly and it's tedious AF.

I'll try them out soon to see if they work but I'll probably have to buy new reels.

******* washers and tiny screws and springs o my

Anyway Happy Holidays y'all and lesson learned!!!!!

Doing a search for reel maintenance near me. Apparently that's not a provided service in my area. Definitely have to buy new reels 🥴

Heartbreaking

 

There is definitely a lucrative business opportunity in reel service where I live;  non exist that I am aware of, and I learned many years ago not to try it myself.  If any Forum Members in my area know of a nearby specialist I would appreciate a PM.

I tried to deep clean one myself a couple years ago.  It didn't work at all when I got done.  It is clear that I don't have the dexterity, patience, or aptitude for that work.

   I sent a couple others to DVT to service, I sent that one along and told him to keep it for parts.  He fixed my mess and sent it back with the others. 

Don't give up, give it another try.

Sometimes you gotta break a few eggs to make an omelet.

I just do the minimum maintenance required.

I've heard great things about DVT!

Camera.  

I keep my sports camera on tripod at my bench, and take bread-crumb photos as the reel is coming apart.  

 

Also come in handy for BR forum discussion.  

^ I do the same thing....I record the dis-assembly on my Action Camera, then I can pull screen-shots at each point for reference.

I thought about that afterwards lol

 

When it comes to reels, I have learned the hard way,  if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Yes, pictures! I lay all the parts on a tray in rows as they are removed. Easier to put back, reverse the order. Case screws can be different sizes, so be aware. When removing any springy clips, I do it inside a zip loc bag, if it flies, it's in the bag. And use good, bright light!

  C'mon man. It's easy! Go for 24 months of full day schooling and get your Airframe & Powerplant license. Work on jet engines for a 10 - 12 years and you'll find tearing down, cleaning, lubricating, and reassembling reels is easy.😁 Or call DVT. A man has to know his limits. Mine is electrical work beyond changing batteries. 

Check if somebody posted a maintenance video of your reel on youtube.

It really is not difficult. Simply film yourself disassembling the reel, and don't mix all the parts. When you disassemble the level wind assembly, put all the level wind parts together, everything that's installed on the handle shaft together, etc. When you split different sections of the reel, it's much easier to reassemble everything.

Not too hard. I take apart reels and guns. Hardest thing I ever put back together was an NAA mini revolver. I liked to never got that tiny spring back in.

 

If I was close to you, I'd puttem back together for you.

23 hours ago, LokiDawg said:

I'm sure I didn't put them back correctly and it's tedious AF.

While it wouldn't hurt to have engineering degree to take apart a bait caster and put one back together, or vast experience as a wrenching mechanic, or great at the game of Concentration, none are necessary if you can think practically. Bait casters are truly dumb-simple machines. Assembly line workers who put them together aren't master craftsmen.

 

I refuse to work on any of my friends' reels if I have even the slightest inkling that they are themselves capable of learning how to do it. Minus one guy who has ADHD and who would glaze over and drift off after three words into a sentence, they've all taken to it. They include grade schoolteachers, road workers, arborists, spirit importers, etc. None of them have spent a millionth of the time I've spent in every system of a jumbo jet, complex electronic circuits, engines, assembly line design and fabrication, etc.

 

I've calmly showed them how to lay out parts in order of disassembly while taking pictures along the way. 'Aint digital cameras great? How to not strip screws/bolts, etc. A few took notes. Not one has needed me to bail them out after that first session except for an occasional over-the-phone reminder. That's how simple these things are.

 

With all of that said, a man's gotta know his limitations. If you get the shakes at the prospect of putting together IKEA furniture, then this probably isn't for you.

 

On the other hand, if you see something and think that if someone else did this, then so can I, this is truly easy stuff.

 

Look over your schematics while you work on your reels. Check the part #s against their description in the tables. In short order this will give life to what they are and what they do, and eventually you'll begin to understand how they function and work together. Once the mystery you've created in your head is stripped away, you'll be far less likely to short circuit and make errors.

It’s the screws in these reels that I hate, outside of that it’s not bad. 
Take pics like bulldog says. I did this working on rooftop HVAC electrical, before pics I’d draw a schematic.. 

 

I've not had work done yet by DVT, but he’s been a sponsor here for more years than my 13 and I’ve heard all good testimony. 

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

While it wouldn't hurt to have engineering degree to take apart a bait caster and put one back together, or vast experience as a wrenching mechanic, or great at the game of Concentration, none are necessary if you can think practically. Bait casters are truly dumb-simple machines. Assembly line workers who put them together aren't master craftsmen.

 

I refuse to work on any of my friends' reels if I have even the slightest inkling that they are themselves capable of learning how to do it. Minus one guy who has ADHD and who would glaze over and drift off after three words into a sentence, they've all taken to it. They include grade schoolteachers, road workers, arborists, spirit importers, etc. None of them have spent a millionth of the time I've spent in every system of a jumbo jet, complex electronic circuits, engines, assembly line design and fabrication, etc.

 

I've calmly showed them how to lay out parts in order of disassembly while taking pictures along the way. 'Aint digital cameras great? How to not strip screws/bolts, etc. A few took notes. Not one has needed me to bail them out after that first session except for an occasional over-the-phone reminder. That's how simple these things are.

 

With all of that said, a man's gotta know his limitations. If you get the shakes at the prospect of putting together IKEA furniture, then this probably isn't for you.

 

On the other hand, if you see something and think that if someone else did this, then so can I, this is truly easy stuff.

 

Look over your schematics while you work on your reels. Check the part #s against their description in the tables. In short order this will give life to what they are and what they do, and eventually you'll begin to understand how they function and work together. Once the mystery you've created in your head is stripped away, you'll be far less likely to short circuit and make errors.

I did it today. After realizing I'd have to spend as much as I paid for it to ship it somewhere, I found the schematics and slowly took it all apart and figured it out.

I'm the IKEA guy you mentioned lol but after several breaks and a few choices words  about tolerances I got r did. 

Next year I'm taking pictures 🤦

 

 

 

^ Practice makes perfect!

After being a camera repair tech for 9 years fishing reels are a piece of cake.

1 hour ago, Alex from GA said:

After being a camera repair tech for 9 years fishing reels are a piece of cake.

I couldn't imagine the tedium 

2 hours ago, LokiDawg said:

I couldn't imagine the tedium 

Have you ever seen a YouTube video of someone doing circuit board repair?  I went down a rabbit hole one day and that was my exact thought.  These folks will desolder everything off the board, use a microscope and tiny rotary mills to mill down into the circuit board itself and then repair the damaged layer.  Then, they have to repair every layer above it that they destroyed getting down to the initial damage.  Finally, they have to resolder all of the components to the face of the board.  If, at any time they didn't do a good job isolating one layer of the board from the next, they're SOL.  

 

I was equally impressed and filled with dread.