Surfmaster 200

[oc1]

Bakelite swells with age and prolonged exposure to moisture. I've had successes and failures wrapping a pair of channel locks with towel before gripping the side plate and twisting.

[dubsetter]

thanx...
i have bicycle tool for racing bike bottom brackets removal.
it has two pins that fit perfect in two of the four
screw holes of the side plate..
i will fix the reel in a bench vise, with a towel between the
gap to the sideplate, and then try to find a method to
fix the tilt screw in upper position, that i dont have to
hold it pulled out of the frame with my fingers.
then turn the bicyle tool anticlockwise.
(maybe i use a pipe as a longer lever)
as for now it sits in on my workbench flooded again with fluid film.

[Gfish]

It's too bad that shipping costs are so high here. I might have a gear sleeve that would fit. There's the high cost and the stupid customs form that needs to be sent. Last time I sent one, scammers targeted me. How would they intercept something like that?
Keep us updated on your progress, it's a common problem on older Penn "quick take-apart" side-plates.

[dubsetter]

thanx...
i found a whole bridge with anti-reverse lever on ebay us.
for around 23 dollars incl. shipping.
(without gear, but the one in mine is in good shape for the age)

but first i will take care of the sideplate/take apart system..
will keep u updated.

[Gfish]

Ja, tatsachlich!