Stella 18000sw dry bearing

PoppinTonga · April 21, 2012, 08:08:05 AM

Hi all,

Got a 18k that has developed a dry bearing sound. it sound like it is coming from under the spool. I am guessing it is a bearing on the pinion gear. I am wondering if anyone has service the "Shielded ARB" bearings in the stellas. Is it hard to get the shield off? Is this a common area for a dry bearing to develop?

I have looked at Alan's post about bearings on Stripers Online but it does not cover the shielded stella bearings.

Thanks in advance,
Kurt

alantani · April 21, 2012, 04:24:44 PM

the hardest part will be actually getting to the bearing. if it's rough, it will have to be replaced. i'm not a spinner guy. hopefully someone else will chime in.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=13.0

Clem · April 22, 2012, 10:20:23 AM

Hi Kurt

I have a tutorial on Alan's site for the 20k which might help you get to the bearing...easy enough to check once you are there..Its unlikely that its dry? I service mine fairly frequently and run oil as opposed to grease

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=2686.0

PoppinTonga · April 22, 2012, 06:49:29 PM

Hey Clem,
Nice work on the tutorial. I sent the reel down to NZ with a client and it was serviced and returned with the same noise. It sounds good without a load and I guess that the first place this would appear would be the pinion. It does not take a heavy load to make the sound. I guess it could be rough, or something. I can not get warranty service since the reel was given to me. If I can not figure it out, I will be taking it back to NZ next month when I go to the Hutchwilco boat show.

Clem · April 22, 2012, 07:12:58 PM

Hi Kurt...hmmm without feeling or hearing it I couldn't really say...could be a dud bearing if you can feel it under load... check in with Justin (Redsetta) if you go to Auckland he may be able to help you..

redsetta · May 11, 2012, 12:46:15 AM

G'day Kurt,
I'm around that weekend, so feel free to get in touch if you need a hand with anything.
Might see you at the boat show - will keep an eye out for the 'Poppin Tonga' T-shirt.

Cheers, Justin

PoppinTonga · May 11, 2012, 06:05:37 AM

Thanks for that Justin, I am planning on taking the reel to Steve at Swordfish Marine. It will be much easier to explain and show it to him in person. I have found doing this stuff from a distance is difficult at best. We arrive Monday afternoon and plan on the boat show Thursday and Friday. My Son (13) and I have matching shirts. Hope to see you there.

PoppinTonga · May 23, 2012, 06:47:02 PM

Well, Back from NZ. Steve at Swordfish Marine was able to sort out the problem in about 5 minutes. It was a line roller bearing. I did not know there were 2 bearings in the line roller. One was replaced on the last service, but both were bad. Now it it time for a fish to really verify the fix.