Damn salt water

[matt_mad_fisho]

ok fellas, ive just brout a tica libra 4000 for using in the bay and the first day i used it i droped it in the water....it was in there for about 5 seconds at the most and i quikly washed it in fresh water. when i got home i gave it a good clean and a bit of a grease up...but it has started to make a realy bad scratching sound when i wind...sounds like sand is in there i took it to the local tackle shop but they cant do nethin till wednesday...ne i deas on how i can fix it up until then????? please fellas

cheers matt

[mike_mad_fisho]

gday matt
u serious u dropped that libra in the water , what r u doin trying to take after kingy lol, did yas get nething when ya went out in trevors boat.
michael

Mate my tica did the same thing, only i never dropped it in water.
I got mine given to me by my Grandad who had used it a few times. I'm assuming he did it!
I haven't found any replacement bearings and don't know where to get them from! I keep using it, but regularly service it, and yes, i put up with the noise!
Interestingly, my Samauria is doing the same thing!!!
I have hardly used it, and never dropped it. A bit disappointing actually!

Dave

[chris_lemess]

Sand or corrosion in the bearings. If you spend $200 plus and drop a reel in the water then clean it out, you shouldn't have any probs. Spend less than that and you get poorer bearings and less salt-water resistance. That's just the way it is unfortunately... you honestly do get what you pay for in a reel.

Best thing to do is to replace all the bearings.

[breamreaper]

hi the.
when i needed some bearings for my rock fishing spinning reel i went to a shop that sells bearings for cars trucks, ect..
took the bearing with me and they matched it and it only cost a few dollars.. and i didnt have to wait weeks for one from a tackle shop at 10 times the price..
cheers, steve..

Hobby shops are also a good place to ckeck out too
There's also an Aussie online store that sells bearings for all kinds of stuff, especially reels

http://www.minibearings.com.au/cgi-b...cessories=post


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Hon-Su

[matt_mad_fisho]

thanks for all that guys...but i pulled it apart and gresed it up, but there was no sand or corosion in there it was just making a weid noise... so i took it in to the localm tackle shop and got it serviced and they cant figure out what the noise is from, but bsides the noise it works like a dream

cheers matt

[bossman]

I also have a samurai that got fresh water in it whilst rinsing the spool. So its just not salt water that causes the probs. As you can guess it also started making grinding noises and became very stiff to wind. I stripped it down to nothing, cleaned every individual part in solvent, dried, relubed, and pieced back together. No difference of course, permanent damage to bearings I suspect due to the unwanted moisture. Geoff P has some bearings on order from daiwa for me, to replace them but I suspect daiwa could have me waiting for 6 weeks too. I just hope this fixes the problem coz I'll be stuck after that coz everything else is in perfect operational condition.

The only consellation is knowing I'm not the only one in the same situation.

[donfish]

I had a samurai seaze yesterday . I have just pulled it apart and all i can say is they are rubbish . i will be throwing 2 in the bin and go to another brand.

donfish

[bossman]

Throwing in the bin is good for some but when ya get bugger all money each week whilst you r studying, a reel is quite a big investment and can't afford to swap brands and ditch the crap 'willy nilly'. I'll be holding my breath that the new bearings help, if I ever get them from daiwa.