Problematic 2062 and buyer beware!

[rcmsangab]

Well, the 2062 I purchased of the site which shall not be named, has turned out to have a few problems which I being oblivious didn't notice right away. Dangers of buying sight unseen, I guess. I noticed the level arm screw/bolt was loose in the body of the reel (and a shim was missing) when I took it apart and dumped all the heavily greased metal parts in mineral spirits a couple days ago.  Well after cleaning the problems are obvious even to me! Screw/bolt is broken off short with no threads remaining. Hole on main gear has no visible threads and there is something that looks to be solder on the face of gear. Screw sides are boogered too. So did screw break off and somebody soldered it back on?  Anyway, doesn't go together now. Options?
Russ
(sorry for poor photos)

[Keta]

:0(

[jtwill98]

Someone may have tried repairing it with silver solder or possibly tried to braze it. Looks like silver solder, but I'm not sure how that would have worked as the level arm needs to pivot around the bolt shaft.   

You'll either need to drill into the stub and try using an easy-out or if you have a welder you might try welding a nut to it.

There's other options and I'm sure others will chime in with some good suggestions.

Perhaps the best option is contact the seller and see if they would refund the purchase. GL. 

[foakes]

If you want, I can send you a nearly complete 2062 (A/R lever appears to be missing, and the old grease is stiff, but it should have good gearing).

N/C.

Let me know.

Best, Fred

[JasonGotaProblem]

Looks like someone got another season out of it. It's actually kinda impressive.

Fred is a saint. But we already knew that.

(St Fredrick of Auberry has a good ring to it)

[oldmanjoe]

 Well that solves the mystery of the missing shims !     Righty tighty lefty loosey was probably the problem here .      That screw is left handed .    Looks like somebody tried a soldering gun fix . I don`t see torch  heat colors .