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[lumberjack]

Reel was not free spooling on its own. I would have to pull the line out to make it drop down.
So I took it apart and pinion gear was frozen on the shaft,so finally got it free and now i ordered a new #26 right hand bearing . I cant get the old bearing out of the cup. Have been soaking it for a day now with PB Blaster.
Any Ideas how to get the bearing out of the cup? I dont want to damage the cup because i plan on re-using it, as i only ordered the bearings.
thanks for any help :

[Swami805]

Those can be a bear to get out. There's a stickied thread on here somewhere with a load if different strategies. Never figured out posting a link but poke around a little, shouldn't be hard to find

[Cuttyhunker]

There are 2 versions of the "cup", do not know if the bearing are identical

[Maxed Out]

When you say the right hand bearing cup, I'm assuming it's the handle sideplate bearing. Make your own hillbilly bearing puller. I've used a pull pin from a fire extinguisher with a tiny 90° bend on the end, or a small finishing nail with a tiny 90° bend on the tip

[mo65]

   I also use Ted's bent nail method, sometimes just pulling on the bearing gets nowhere. That's when you clamp a pair of vise grips onto the nail and tap up lightly with a hammer. The impact really helps.