4/0 Senator

[Ron Jones]

I would drill it out and stake in a piece of steel.

Ron

[john2244]

I have an old side plate I can send you.  Send me a message with your address.
John

[spes]

A round of applause people for John!
He is going to hook me up with a side plate.
What a great community we have here!
I thank you John.


On to next question!
Does the right side bearing have a retaining ring or just a pressed in shield.
I do have a bearing packer, but would still like to open it up.

Thanks again!

[Cone]

the bearing is in a cup. You can pry or pull it out of the cup. Sometimes this can be a little tough if its corroded. Bob

[spes]

Yeah i got it out of the cup,, I just wanted to open up the bearing itself...  need new eyeballs

[Cone]

The ones I've done it has a fine wire retaining the shield. I used a fishhook to remove them. don't let em get away or they will be lost.

[john2244]

Michael,

I shipped your side plate today and included a chrome spool that is in better condition than the one you have.  Either use it or keep it as a spare.  Parts should be there Wed. or Thurs.
John

[spes]

Thank you again John,,
Very nice of you to do that.

[redsetta]

What goes around, comes around

[spes]

Got the right side bearing out,, it's toast.

Was searching the dimensions for it here and found:

And another,
Penn 113H, Spool bearings, 0.1250 x 0.3750 x 0.1562 inch-2 reqd.

Is the right side bearing the same as the Left??

[Irish Jigger]

Yes.

[spes]

Yes just ordered a set from smoothdrag...

The sideplate and spool came today John,, thanks again!
Look nice,,,

[spes]

Alrighty,,, just recieved the new bearings and drag washers for this reel. I wanted to ask a few more questions before putting it all together,,,

  Ok, so concencus is to yammy grease bearings as opposed to oiling and leave them closed,,,  correct?

And when applying cal drag grease to drag washers,, should it be applied and buffed or globbed on? (this one always confuses me,because I have seen tutorials describing both methods.)

Thanks,
Mike

[Cone]

Greased bearings will hold up better against saltwater etc. They are fine if you are using the reel for trolling or dropping a bait where you do not need freespool. If you are casting the reel then you are better off with a lube like corrosion x or tsi301. You may also want to install them open. You don't need a lot of Cal's if you glob it on it will squeeze out as the drags seat so either way is ok. Bob

[spes]

Hello,
I forgot to post a shot of the finished reel.
I can't wait to crank on a fish with this new handle!


Now I was hoping someone could tell me how much backing I will need on this.
I will be loading 100 yards of 40# monel trolling line with 30yds of 50# mono leader.
I have a spool of 30# dacron for my backing.... anyone know how much of that is needed to fill the spool?

Tks,