I'm certainly not against doing repairs myself; been doing it for
awhile on my Quantums, cheaper reels - just didn't cherish cracking
open a brand new reel if I could just exchange it for one that works
right.

The retreive ratio is 5.8:1... I'll check to see if it is 5.8 or 6
bumps per turn when I get home - that's a great thought.

The gears in the handle (right) side of the reel seem fine (once I
remove the left side and spool - there's two thumb screws and it's
off) VERY smooth just turning those gears that I can't get to so
easily.

Thanks,

Dave

p.s. There was no line on the reel - I wrote the message at work -
reel is at home and I was actually picturing a different reel I tried
out when I wrote about the line.



"Charles Summers" wrote in message ...
The little plastic things on the 6-pointed star is actually the centrifical
sp brakes. They are either loose on the ends (on), or pushed back toward
the center (off).

To inspect for damaged gears, you would have to remove the handle and the
side plate. Not something easily done the first time. However packaged, I'd
still say you have a bad gear in the reel. The gear will turn faster than
the handle, so 6 turns to 1 sounds about right.

The gear could still be good and maybe have a bit of caked up grease/oil in
one certain spot. If so, a good cleaning and oiling would do the trick. Even
if it's the gear, you can have a shop replace it for about $20.00, or order
it yourself and replace it for about $3.00.

If you decide to tear into the reel, lay everything out in the order it was
removed. Take lots of pictures, and keep track of what screw came out of
which hole. Some can be different sizes or threads.

I hope this helps, and please don't let me talk you out of repairing your
own reels. Just exercise caution and take your time. Once you get past the
first reel... the rest comes easy.

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