I toot my 22 Bantam HG apart to adjust the brakes for pitching and I noticed that the spool tuned w/o the shaft turning. I have a second Bantam and checked it, and it's solid. Any idea what's happening? Its only 2 yrs old and hasn't seen much use.

TIA<

Sounds like its time for a new spool.

12 hours ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

Sounds like its time for a new spool.

not what i wanted to hear...

New spool is the best fix, but if you’re comfortable with taking the spool assembly completely apart there are alternatives.

I’ve got an old Revo that had this same issue - spool was over bored by .0008” and lost the press fit. Being both a cheapskate and a machinist, I took it apart and put some Loctite 660 retaining compound on the shaft - it’s been working for 10-12 years like that now.

First make sure the spindle is spinning in the spool (broken spool),

and not the line stack spinning on the spool (ineffective line anchor).

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2 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

First make sure the spindle is spinning in the spool (broken spool),

and not the line stack spinning on the spool (ineffective line anchor).

@ElGuapo green loctite kicks

I did check that and yes, the spindle and the spool are not connected. I'll have a look at using locktite. Do I need a special bearing puller to take this apart?

First time i hear of this happening.

1 hour ago, Patrick Oliver said:

I did check that and yes, the spindle and the spool are not connected. I'll have a look at using locktite. Do I need a special bearing puller to take this apart?

Not sure about the Bantam….with the Revo it just took some careful prying to remove spool bearings….they are a fairly loose press fit. Get a tube of the 660 Retaining Compound - when it cures it will restore the original fit.