706z line roller won't come off rotor

oldmanjoe · January 27, 2026, 01:22:42 AM

You have the roller free , flush the roller with penetrating oil than oil it with a light oil . I would now risk breaking the rotor at this point .

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work2fish · January 28, 2026, 08:43:09 PM

Success! I put a lot of oil on the roller when I last worked on it a few days ago. I think it worked itself in and loosened things up. When I turned the nut backwards and lightly tapped with a hammer it came right out. Then I used Midway Tommy's suggestion from another thread to get the spindle and bearing out of the roller: I put it on a socket and lightly tapped. The roller has a lot of parts to it, and even has a ball bearing. I oiled the bearing and lightly greased everything else before reassembly.

The case looks a bit better after cleanup.

I had fun working on this reel, but I'm not sure I will keep it and fish with it. It feels unbalanced when reeling.

Thanks for all the help!

Mark

foakes · January 28, 2026, 09:13:10 PM

It will seem unbalanced until it is spooled with line and mounted on a rod.

That is the nature of a large PUM reel.

These are good surf reels.

Best, Fred

alantani · January 28, 2026, 10:31:41 PM

well done!!!!

Midway Tommy · January 29, 2026, 07:14:05 AM

Good for you, Mark! Well done!

jgp12000 · January 29, 2026, 11:59:05 AM

I only have one PUM reel it was Keith's Mitchell 402.I do not surf/pier fish often,but I have to say the PUM is a nice feature.I will never get rid of this reel.Try fishing with the 706z at least once you might change your mind.I think they are one of the more valuable Penn spinners

work2fish · January 29, 2026, 07:09:31 PM

Quote from: foakes on January 28, 2026, 09:13:10 PMIt will seem unbalanced until it is spooled with line and mounted on a rod.

That is the nature of a large PUM reel.

These are good surf reels.

Quote from: jgp12000 on January 29, 2026, 11:59:05 AMTry fishing with the 706z at least once you might change your mind.I think they are one of the more valuable Penn spinners

OK. I'll give it a try. My original thought was that it would be nice to have a very robust reel that is easy to service for surf fishing. This reel definitely seems to fit the bill.

Mark

jgp12000 · January 29, 2026, 09:28:41 PM

Not much can go wrong with a PUM reel unless you drop it or let salt water get to it

Gfish · February 08, 2026, 07:49:27 PM

Yeah, put some old line on it and try it. Now that you've loosened all those line roller parts, they should be easy to clean on a regular basis(probably needed for Surf fishing).

On the M.G. 302/402, they have ridiculously flimsy full bail wires. I got 2 PUM's from jgp1200(James) and don't worry about tweaking mine anymore. Now, if I could figure out how to put a bigger ball bearing on the pinion, then they would be almost ideal old-school saltwater reels. The one they build it with is too small for that big heavy rotor.

work2fish · February 08, 2026, 11:16:22 PM

I won't get a chance to surf fish until the Summer, but my son and I are taking a fishing trip to South Carolina for catfish and carp in early April. I hope to try the 706z then, along with the Surfmaster 150 I'll be working on soon.

oldmanjoe · February 08, 2026, 11:24:57 PM

Quote from: Gfish on February 08, 2026, 07:49:27 PMYeah, put some old line on it and try it. Now that you've loosened all those line roller parts, they should be easy to clean on a regular basis(probably needed for Surf fishing).

On the M.G. 302/402, they have ridiculously flimsy full bail wires. I got 2 PUM's from jgp1200(James) and don't worry about tweaking mine anymore. Now, if I could figure out how to put a bigger ball bearing on the pinion, then they would be almost ideal old-school saltwater reels. The one they build it with is too small for that big heavy rotor.

What bearing do you have in it ? There is a 9x17x4 and a 9x17x5