Shakespeare 2080 Sea Wonder Pinion Bearing

[akroper]

I am in search of a pinion bearing or the bearing dimensions for a Shakespeare 2080 Sea Wonder spinning reel. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Ron

[alantani]

someone might have one of these reels in pieces and can measure it.  otherwise, your reel will likely have to come apart to measure it.  you will find a list of common sizes here. https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,1190.0.html

[akroper]

Thanks for the reply, Mr. Tani.  Yeah, I'm just putting this out to the ohana.  I'm currently in Alaska and the reel is in Yuma AZ.  I guess I'll have to wait until January to acquire a bearing.

[OhReely]

HPRbearings on Ebay lists the 2080, 2090 pinion bearing for $9.67 + $6 shipping. Looks like they only have one in stock though. Hope you get it. Fix it, sell it, get a Penn Spinfisher gen 1, 2, or 3 depending on what you want it for.

[akroper]

Thanks for the info, Mr. Reely.   Placing my order now.

Ron

[akroper]

The saga continues...
I missed the bearing identified by Mr. Reely - too slow on the draw I guess.  Subsequently, James (jgp12000) graciously offered a bearing from a Penn 750SS, which fit perfectly.  The bad bearing was really, really tight on the pinion shaft, and even after a soak in laquer thinner and then a later soak in acetone/brake fluid, it still wouldn't break free using the drilled block/soft hammer method.  I ended up taking it to a nearby machine shop and gave them 5 bucks to press the bearing off the pinion.
I got home and had reassembled the reel up to the point of inserting the main shaft into the pinion, when much to my surprise, the shaft would bind up about 2/3 of the way into the pinion.  I don't know how they did it, but the machine shop managed to put a kink in the pinion.  I took it and the shaft to the shop to show them.  Their response was to say that the shaft must not have fit before their work. I explained that I'd been using the reel, noisy bearing and all. "Oh, well," he said.  He did give me my 5 bucks back.
So now I'm in the market for a parts reel.  I'm determined to bring this tank of a reel back to as-new condition and chase some giant flatheads with it.
Thanks again to James for all his help.
...To Be Continued...

[alantani]

the gift that keeps on giving......

[festus]

Sorry to hear about the misfortunes. I don't see any parts on ebay except a side plate. There are a few 2080 for sale, but none less than $19.99 plus shipping.

[OhReely]

It's difficult finding parts for these reels and buying a reel with the hope that the part you need will be good is a total crap shoot. I know first hand. I started with a 2080 and now also have a 2070 and 2090. I can make one complete functioning reel by combining parts from all three. Aggravating to say the least since each of the scumbags on Ebay that sold them basically lied about their condition. That and the fact that there appears to be no reliable source of parts anywhere in the world ........

About your reel, if I were you I would try straightening what you have. Put the axle in a drill, make sure it's straight in the chuck, spin it and see if it runs true. Reverse it in the chuck and spin it again. If it's bent straighten it.

Do the same with the pinion but you'll probably only be able to get the non-threaded end to chuck up properly. It's probably bent as you suspect. Take it to a hardware store and buy a drill bit either inch or metric that is the closest fit. Insert it, smooth end first, from the end that allows it to go the deepest into the pinion. Tap it in just enough so it won't fall out if you hold the pinion  upright. Support the ends of the pinion with wooden blocks, with the bend up, tap along the pinion back and forth between the blocks with a plastic hammer stopping frequently to see if the drill bit will move deeper into the pinion. It's what I would try.
 

[akroper]

I'll give that a shot.  I WILL find a solution...if I can...I hope.

[OhReely]

akroper,
I sent a PM to you.