Trouble with my Lexa 400PWR-P

[Phishface]

What should I do? I love my Lexa 400, its been my go to reel for a while.
Fishing season for Ling's is just starting for me, I go to put my LEXA 400 PWR-P on a rod and I notice the free spool on my reel has disappeared, and it makes a soft grinding sound when I turn the handle.
I pull the left side plate and and am horrified to see the magnet or the set plate is falling apart and rusty.
Chunks of it are falling apart and interfearing with the spool rotation. It's an older model but I have babyed this reel since I bought it. The part seemes to be defective, no other corrosion is anywhere else in this reel.
Rely bums me out.

[Gfish]

Wow, I'mna haveta check mine---same one, an original version 400PWR-P.

[Swami805]

I think Alan posted one like that in his "what's coming off my bench"thread

[alantani]

It's weird.  I think they got a bad batch of magnets.  They can be completely removed. That's what I did.

[Phishface]

Hi Alan, with it completely removed did you find it more likely to backlash?

[handi2]

If removed you still have the cast control knob. I sure couldn't use it without the magnets. I haven't looked at mine. It hasn't been used in a year.

I would contact Daiwa and see what they would do.

Keith

[Phishface]

I ended up just cleaning it out the best I could, put it back together and it seems to free spool fine.
Don't know how it's going to cast with parts of the magnet missing, I'll try it on my next ling cod trip and see if it still works. if not I'll just pull the magnet out like Alan did.

[alantani]

i think it will be just fine!