penn 209 problems

[harryk3616]

hi    guy's      got a reel good one here for you.   i built two penn 209's yesterday, with various parts i had acquired on ebay etc.  both reels have a problem, when i tighten the screws on the reel stand, or front crossbar on the clicker side of the reel,  the reel binds and doesn't want to turn, each reel has different spools and when they bind, i have back and forth play in the spool, i loosened up the tension bearing on the worm gear, still the same. i losened the bearing under the handle still the same, i have done countless 209's and never had this problem,  put your thinking caps on and bail me out.   thanks   harryk

[Bryan Young]

Are the spools warp?

[harryk3616]

hi bryan      i really don't think so two different reels, two different spools

[Keta]

Back off the LW bearing and see if they are what's causing the problem.

[harryk3616]

thanks  keta,    i'll try that again tomorrow, i believe i tried backing off both left and right bearings,  i'll try again,   thanks    harryk

[Keta]

Just the one with the spring under it.

[harryk3616]

keta.     ok   will do, thanks

[akfish]

Those spools warp very easily; in fact, when they first came out Penn included a note with the reel saying to remove the line at the end of the day so the mono would not put too much pressure on the spool. Really. It could also be the end bearings of LW bearing. The aluminum spools do not have this problem.

[harryk3616]

hi  akfish            thanks for the help, i'll be checking out the spools later.   harryk

[alantani]

first guess is worn right and/or left side bushings.  it's a 26-209 and a 40-60.  i just checked and i am out of both. but that is where i would start first. 

[harryk3616]

hi  alan      thank you for responding and trying to help me out, by dumb luck i found the problem, i'll post it.   thanks   harryk