Grease or oil ?

fsrmn · February 14, 2015, 01:55:16 AM

I can never seem to remember when to grease a part or oil it

On a conventional do you grease everything internal except for the sleeve which you oil? The spool bearings get packed with grease unless you intend to cast it? Then you oil them? On a spinner grease the internals except for the shaft and the ar bearings or lever which get oiled? What about the bail mechanism and the line roller? Oil? On my last spinner I greased the handle bearings and when I took it in to the local bait shop to have some line spooled on it , he oiled them from the outside. So not wanting to say anything, I took it home and pulled the bearings , cleaned all the grease out and re-oiled them. It seems to crank a little better with oil and after a trip I can just add a little more oil before I put it away. But what about salt water intrusion? Just wondering how everyone else does it.

Shark Hunter · February 14, 2015, 02:40:37 AM

Woa! Ease up on the coffee there bruh!

In my Conventionals, I grease everything. Even the sleeve. Sometimes I grease the bearings, sometimes I just oil. The freespool doesn't matter much with what I use them for. I also use grease in my spinners, just for the corrosion protection from the salt. I'm talking big spinners like the 9500.

fsrmn · February 14, 2015, 03:18:22 AM

Can't ease up on the coffee,

working doubles this week 11pm till 3pm. Just trying to get it all answered at once. Thanks for the reply. I tried greasing an ar bearing in a shimano spinner and it didn't work right. So I was curious to see what everyone else did.

Keta · February 14, 2015, 04:32:37 AM

Trolling reels grease all bearings, casting reels oil spool bearings and grease others, grease on all threads.

Rivverrat · February 14, 2015, 04:54:17 AM

Keta I've never heard it put so simply. But your statement makes perfect sense.

Shark Hunter · February 14, 2015, 06:24:32 AM

Lee has been around the block a few times.

He knows his stuff.

I'm working a double tonight myself. 3pm to 7am. Someone has to do it!

Quote from: fsrmn on February 14, 2015, 03:18:22 AM
Can't ease up on the coffee, working doubles this week 11pm till 3pm.

Keta · February 14, 2015, 03:33:14 PM

It works for most applications.

johndtuttle · February 14, 2015, 04:29:42 PM

Speed go with oil.

Protection go with grease.

Anti-reverse bearings and dogs are a special headache with variables depending on the type and presence or absence of springs and their type. Its case by case really.

But yea, if you are removing handle bearings to redo them like you say above you are worrying about it way too much. The only thing that is truly finicky about the type of lube are clutches.