Avet sx 5.3 help

[Gulfshoresangler]

Hello everyone I'm having a little trouble with my Avet sx 5.3.  I have recently just received this reel and took it apart for a thorough cleaning.  When I re-assembled the reel after cleaning my free spool is not really spinning it seems kind of sticky.  I cleaned everything with ardent, sprayed down with corrosion X, and used a little Penn oil.  I re-assembled and this is where I'm at.  Thanks for the help!!
-james

[Gulfshoresangler]

Also, when I tighten the drag down on free spool and start to reel my spool spins.

[FatTuna]

Did you take the belleville washers out? If so, are you certain they are in the correct order? If the spacing is off, that would explain why you are getting a loss of free spool. It's supposed to go ()().

Did you by chance put grease on the spool shaft? That will slow it down a little.

Is it a magged reel? If so, you might just need to turn the dial.

If you set the preset too high, it will cause a loss of freespool.

There is a washer that goes between the preset knob and pivot plate, any chance you lost it? It's part number 25.

I would pull the lever, preset knob, and cam off and rebuild. Make sure it's all in the right order.

http://www.avetreels.net/parts/sx-series/sx-53.html