712 Greenie Maintenance

[nelz]

I have a beautiful Penn 712 that is totally packed in old grease and needs a good cleaning. So how the heck do you remove the handle? Embarrassed to say, such a simple reel and I'm kinda stumped. 

[johndtuttle]

I have a beautiful Penn 712 that is totally packed in old grease and needs a good cleaning. So how the heck do you remove the handle? Embarrassed to say, such a simple reel and I'm kinda stumped. 

The whole handle unscrews. The knob on the end is not removable without drilling it out.

[cbar45]

The handle is removed by turning it backwards (clockwise).

Here is the schematic:

https://www.mysticparts.com/PennParts/Penn712Z.aspx

[foakes]

John & Chad got it exactly right nelz --

Best,

Fred

[Aiala]

LOVE the greenies! Be a bit cautious about any soaking of parts in cleaner, I found the green paint to be somewhat delicate.   

~A~

[Reel 224]

Fred; I want my work area to look the same as yours NEAT! When I grow up  

Joe

[swill88]

Fred; I want my work area to look the same as yours NEAT! When I grow up  

Joe

It's easy Joe...

I'm that organized (in my dreams)!

Steve

[Reel 224]

Fred; I want my work area to look the same as yours NEAT! When I grow up  

Joe

It's easy Joe...

I'm that organized (in my dreams)!

Steve

Me too! 

Joe

[nelz]

Well son-of-a-gun, that's it! I had tried that before but it wasn't giving, so I thought I was going about it wrong. I didn't want to force it too much and break something. Just tried it again and success. Thanks y'all. Let's see if I can post a pic of the cleaned up reel later.