Stella 18000sw dry bearing

[PoppinTonga]

Hi all,

Got a 18k that has developed a dry bearing sound.  it sound like it is coming from under the spool.  I am guessing it is a bearing on the pinion gear.    I am wondering if anyone has service the "Shielded ARB" bearings in the stellas.  Is it hard to get the shield off?  Is this a common area for a dry bearing to develop?

I have looked at Alan's post about bearings on Stripers Online but it does not cover the shielded stella bearings.

Thanks in advance,
Kurt

[alantani]

the hardest part will be actually getting to the bearing.  if it's rough, it will have to be replaced.  i'm not a spinner guy.  hopefully someone else will chime in. 

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=13.0

[Clem]

Hi Kurt

I have a tutorial on Alan's site for the 20k which might help you get to the bearing...easy enough to check once you are there..Its unlikely that its dry? I service mine fairly frequently and run oil as opposed to grease

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=2686.0

[PoppinTonga]

Hey Clem,
Nice work on the tutorial.  I sent the reel down to NZ with a client and it was serviced and returned with the same noise.  It sounds good without a load and I guess that the first place this would appear would be the pinion.  It does not take a heavy load to make the sound.  I guess it could be rough, or something.  I can not get warranty service since the reel was given to me.  If I can not figure it out, I will be taking it back to NZ next month when I go to the Hutchwilco boat show.

[Clem]

Hi Kurt...hmmm without feeling or hearing it I couldn't really say...could be a dud bearing if you can feel it under load... check in with Justin (Redsetta) if you go to Auckland he may be able to help you..

[redsetta]

G'day Kurt,
I'm around that weekend, so feel free to get in touch if you need a hand with anything.
Might see you at the boat show - will keep an eye out for the 'Poppin Tonga' T-shirt.
Cheers, Justin

[PoppinTonga]

Thanks for that Justin,  I am planning on taking the reel to Steve at Swordfish Marine.  It will be much easier to explain and show it to him in person.  I have found doing this stuff from a distance is difficult at best.  We arrive Monday afternoon and plan on the boat show Thursday and Friday.  My Son (13) and I have matching shirts.  Hope to see you there.

[PoppinTonga]

Well, Back from NZ.  Steve at Swordfish Marine was able to sort out the problem in about 5 minutes.  It was a line roller bearing.  I did not know there were 2 bearings in the line roller.  One was replaced on the last service, but both were bad.  Now it it time for a fish to really verify the fix.