Alright I got a revo s about christmas time and by march it made a loud noise when I cast with it. I got it taken care of and serviced at a local shop that is known to do good work my problem is its doing this noise again the casting distance doesnt seem to be affected but the noise is horribly loud and gets on my nerves. Does any body have any suggestions on what to do?

Oil the bearings.

Oil the bearings.

oil the spool bearings, after you flush them if possible.

sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you flush them?

sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you flush them?

if it were me, id remove the line and set the spool in a small amount of acetone (just enough to cover the bearing) and let it soak over night. you can also remove the bearing retainer clip that holds the bearing in the palm side plate and soak it over night as well.

in hind sight id pick a side, add a drop of oil and see if that changes the noise. that would tell you which side is screaming. then id flush/lube.

sorry if this is a stupid question but how do you flush them?

IMPO I would take the reel back to the service shop.

In my shop all reels serviced are covered for the whole current season, don't know if DVT, or your service guys do this or not.

But if you have never worked on a reel (yes even flushing bearings) I wouldn't recommend that you try.

Basic lubrication of the reel should get the noise problem taken care of.

Good Luck & Tight Lines!

Im going to go ahead and try so just to be clear I dont need to take the bearing all the way off the spool?

IMPO I would take the reel back to the service shop.

In my shop all reels serviced are covered for the whole current season, don't know if DVT, or your service guys do this or not.

But if you have never worked on a reel (yes even flushing bearings) I wouldn't recommend that you try.

Basic lubrication of the reel should get the noise problem taken care of.

Good Luck & Tight Lines!

Absolutely. We guarantee our work 100% and IMO anyone worthy of your business would do the same. Use levels and conditions vary but for a weekend warrior a service should last the season if your reel handling practices are reasonable.

Most likely it's the plastic anchor that holds the centrificul drag weights is cracked. Its a common problem in the revo S. The replacment part is about $4.bucks. Open the side cover, there it is. It's black and about the size of a quarter or a little smaller. The crack will be very small to start with, it will get worse and you'll begin to backlash alot.

good luck

Welcome to the World of REVO! Doesn't matter if you send it back to the manufacturer, sell the reel and buy a new higher end Premium models, unless you get a no longer made Skeet Reese model with the different braking system everyone I have owned (4 of them) does it, thus I only have the Skeet Reese models. Try adding a small drop of lube to the centrifugal brake pins, only thing that seemed to help for a little bit, other than that sell it and buy a Shimano or Daiwa. Good luck.

I can even here the noise if I spin the handle really fast. Does that give any clue to what the problem is?

Welcome to the World of REVO! Doesn't matter if you send it back to the manufacturer, sell the reel and buy a new higher end Premium models, unless you get a no longer made Skeet Reese model with the different braking system everyone I have owned (4 of them) does it, thus I only have the Skeet Reese models. Try adding a small drop of lube to the centrifugal brake pins, only thing that seemed to help for a little bit, other than that sell it and buy a Shimano or Daiwa. Good luck.

Thats sound advice, except leave the Daiwas out as well.

Thats sound advice, except leave the Daiwas out as well.

Welcome to the World of REVO! Doesn't matter if you send it back to the manufacturer, sell the reel and buy a new higher end Premium models, unless you get a no longer made Skeet Reese model with the different braking system everyone I have owned (4 of them) does it, thus I only have the Skeet Reese models. Try adding a small drop of lube to the centrifugal brake pins, only thing that seemed to help for a little bit, other than that sell it and buy a Shimano or Daiwa. Good luck.

Which style is the one that gave you problems?

Which style is the one that gave you problems?

First model year Revo Premier (2), first model year Revo STX, and latest model year Revo Premier. The Skeet Reese Models varied also I have the one without magnetic breaks and just centrifugal brakes similar to the one you have without the pitch controls. People say its a lube, bearing issue, but I say why should it make noise when other manufacture's reels don't and same model line reels (i.e. Skeet Reese) don't.

If the bearings have been ruled out as the source of the noise, check the joint of the spool shaft sections. Make sure it is clean and put a very light grease film on the joint.