114 on EBay with screw in side plate

[sdlehr]

Happy New Year everyone! I saw this listed on EBay, with this screw in the right side plate next to the eccentric. Anyone have any idea what this is doing here?

[Alto Mare]

The post for the jack to ride on is gone, so he replaced it with a screw. The reel is probably working just fine, but I'll suggest to move on.

sal

[Maxed Out]

The post for the jack to ride on is gone, so he replaced it with a screw. The reel is probably working just fine, but I'll suggest to move on.

sal

  Well said Sal.

   It likely isn't a very good candidate for parts reel either. Sal suggested to move on....I'm saying "run forest run" 

[sdlehr]

The post for the jack to ride on is gone, so he replaced it with a screw. The reel is probably working just fine, but I'll suggest to move on.

sal

Thanks, I wasn't ever interested in buying the thing.... I was just wondering what this screw was doing where I wasn't expecting to see one. Thanks.

Sid

[mizmo67]

Yeah, that's a major MacGyver move. Eventually the plate may crack. I suppose you could consider it for salvage?

[Aiala]

It has maroon plates... isn't that a 114H? In any event, someone must've bought it, I can't find the listing.   

~A~

[Shark Hunter]

I had to do the same thing once with a 10/0 Sid. I used a screw that wasn't as obvious.

[RowdyW]

I did a neater job on a 114 6/0 (blackie) and made a pin out of a steel rod & drilled just the inside of the plate. Epoxyed it in. Wound up giving the whole reel to fatstriper (Sean) who is using it for a kite reel for Bluefin off of Mass.