Torium 16 spool stuck. Need help please

[Mrc70]

Anyone know why I can't remove the spool on the Torium 16??  It seems to be hanging up on something on the handle side. The left side is Ok. What could be causing the issue?

[handi2]

The spool bearing is just slightly rusted and sticking in the cup.

I use a small plastic mallet the has one hard and one soft surface mallet replaceable heads.

It will easily tap out

Keith

[Mrc70]

Thanks. I will try that. The weird thing is that it has side to side play, so not sure it would be a rusted bearing?

[alantani]

gently tap. 

[ReelClean]

And when you get it out and the inner race is well rusted onto the shaft let us know, then we can tackle that next link in the usual failure chain... 

[redsetta]

gently tap.

Ideally with a nylon hammer (or at least something softer than the spool shaft), so you don't splay or damage the shaft end...

And when you get it out and the inner race is well rusted onto the shaft let us know, then we can tackle that next link in the usual failure chain... 

So true!
Good luck, Justin

[Mrc70]

A few taps and it popped right out. Thanks!!  Nice and rusty, just like you guys predicted

[Mrc70]

Pics 

[Hardy Boy]

They really need grease applied !! Those and the Tekota can get bad.


Todd

[Bryan Young]

Now to get the bearing off of that shaft and replace it.  Alan has a tutorial on removing the pin to replace the bearing but I'm not able to locate it at the moment.

[handi2]

You will need to carefully punch the spool pin out to replace that 6x12x4 spool bearing.

There are some good pin pliers, homemade pin pliers, and cheap pin pliers.

There is a tutorial on here on how to make and use the homemade ones.

The Web will give all types of choices.

The pin on these reels can super easy or bad.

The little baby pin removal tool for Baitcasters will no work on the Torium

Keith

[Mrc70]

Thanks everyone!

[steelfish]

my homemade pin plier, took the idea from the boss but with a twitch

https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=15012.0