Shimano Tekota 300lc bearings

[fodf]

The 300lc has 4 bearings. From the schematic, they are TGT 0484 (2), 0487, and 0488. Does anyone sell these as a set? I have 8 reels that I'm rebuilding, and would like to buy these bearings as a complete set. Any thoughts?

[handi2]

Try Boca Bearings if your looking for a set.

Dawn will have them also if you have the sizes.

[fodf]

Boca does have a set of 2. The roller bearing seems to be the outlier. I could source out the 4 individually, but would prefer to get em all together. I'll be going to Dawn for all of the drag washers, so may ask her to put together a complete package for me. Thanx for your reply.

[akfish]

Getting the roller bearing out of the smaller Tekotas can be extremely difficult. If yours is toast, I'd recommend seeing if you can remove it before ordering the bearings. BTW: The only source I have found for Tekota anti-reverse bearings is Shimano itself. If you do need to replace it, you should also replace the roller clutch inner tube -- which you can only get from Shimano.

[fodf]

Yea buddy, those roller bearings are tough. Two have come out in pieces, except for the outer case. It's rusted into place. I'll get em out, somehow. I picked out the two reels with the most issues to tackle first, so from here on should be much easier. Yea right  . Thanks for your response.

[akfish]

It's almost easy to remove the roller bearings from the large (700 and 800) Tekotas because you can tap the edge of the outer case. As a last resort on the smaller Tekotas I use my Dremel to cut a small slot so that I can tap it out. I hate to do that but the cost of a side plate is way to much to scrap the old one. 

[fodf]

Gotcha, that was my plan. A careful cut with a skinny wheel on the Dremel should get the job done. I'll post a pick if successful, or if it's a major fail. I have 2, and they are mine so no client will be harmed in this effort. Thanks for your reply..as always..appreciated.

[Justinskywest]

I'm having the dreaded stuck roller bearing issue myself on a customer reel. How did you end up getting them out?

[ReelClean]

Would this help?

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=1654.msg132864#msg132864

cheers
Steve