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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Avet Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: Jimbo408 on April 22, 2020, 05:46:06 AM

Title: Avet SX 5.1
Post by: Jimbo408 on April 22, 2020, 05:46:06 AM
Hello everyone,

First time post.  Hopefully I'm in the correct section.  I recently acquired an Avet SX 5.1 Obviously, it's an older reel and I believe it's do for a good service.  So, I'm looking for a bearing kit.  If anyone knows of any available I'd appreciate it. 

Thanks

James
Title: Re: Avet SX 5.1
Post by: RUSTY OLD COLT on April 22, 2020, 12:51:24 PM
   I order my bearings from Avet . They have a nice website and also have nice illustrations on the reel disassembled . The pinion bearing is the one I find that needs replacement the most. This bearing usually goes from people not setting the drag properly .



Title: Re: Avet SX 5.1
Post by: akfish on April 22, 2020, 02:29:04 PM
The Avet website has been having problems for a while now so you'll need to call them, but do so: They have very good prices on bearings and, while some very, very early Avets shipped with bad bearings, their bearings are just fine now.
Title: Re: Avet SX 5.1
Post by: SoCalAngler on April 22, 2020, 04:57:29 PM
Dawn at Smoothdrag on this website should have what you need. She is great to work with and super fast service.
Title: Re: Avet SX 5.1
Post by: Jimbo408 on April 22, 2020, 10:57:16 PM
Talk to someone at Avet today.  They said send it in and for 40$ they clean, grease, and replace and bad bearings.  I know that was at least 3 bad so i figured I was a good deals.  Thanks for the responses.