Help removing a screw

[Donnyboat]

My two bobs worth, I really like Acetone & auto trans fluid, generally 50/50, but if you worried about acetone damaging the plactic, then go 75 AT &25 acetone, I often find if you remove it all from the reel, then try to move it two & fourth, the screw often comes loose in the thread, past the line roller, then it will unscrew, good luck, please let us know how you get on, cheers Don.

[Gpag]

It is a Kastking Sharky 3 Baitfeeder reel.  I know......it's made in China and all the negative connotations.  I really like the reel.  I've had it for three years, have never done anything to it (hence the frozen screw) and it works as smooth and reliably as when it was new.  The bail worked fine too. I took it apart when finally doing some maintenance.  I know how to get it back together, it's just a pain with the bail wire attached to the arm.

The arm sat since yesterday submerged in PB Blaster; no change on getting the screw out.  I suspect that is because the PBB couldn't reach where it needs to free things up. I don't think the line roller is meant to turn. Since reel is still usable in that I can assemble it without the little lever that tensions the spring, I'll just leave out that lever and take care of it when the snow flies. I'll still futz with putting it back together but I can manually open and close the bail, it just won't spring back to the closed position.  I usually close it manually anyway but I like the spring action so I know I closed it all the way.
Thanks for all the great suggestions. 

[Midway Tommy]

I was under the impression that nearly all the line guides rolled nowadays, even on the lesser expensive Asian reels. 

[Wompus Cat]

I was under the impression that nearly all the line guides rolled nowadays, even on the lesser expensive Asian reels. 

I didn't even know ANY of them Turned till I read some your Tutorials a few years ago on another site  ....... 

And it don't matter if you got the reel in a box of cracker Jacks ...lol
If you Like it we will do all we can to hep ya make it work .

[reelrepair123]

`did you try holding onto the bail and try to un-screw the bail arm?   harryk

[oldmanjoe]

`did you try holding onto the bail and try to un-screw the bail arm?   harryk

I was waiting for some one to suggest this .

[ez2cdave]

Well, what happened ?

Tight Lines !