Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Well, if the problem is not the handle turning backward, and the reel is not all grindy when this is happening, I think that it is unlikely to be clutch bearing or pinion related.

When not in freespool, the spool to the handle is a continuous mechanical  connection, with the exception of the drag stack. If the something was failing mechanically, you would feel the grinding and see the marks on the  gear teeth or pinion to spool junction.  The turning parts are not able to temporarily and smoothly disconnect.

If the drag was slipping, well that is what the drag is supposed to do.  A sticky/uneven drag be apparent when pulling line and not just winding.

That leaves  line slipping on the spool, which happens mostly with PE braid, and it is fairly common to not consider this as a possible root cause.  Put a temporary mark on the spool and on the line next to each other, crank up the drag and pull hard.  If the marks  lose alignment, you have a slipping line fill in the spool.


I would suspect that the handle spinning forward on the cast is a separate problem. If the handle spins forward during  the cast, then it should be permanently stuck in freespool, since turning the handle is what  turns the ratchet that disengages freespool.

If turning the handle eventually causes the reel to kick into gear , something has to be sticky in the shift arm mechanism. You can pull out the gears and yoke, and operate the whole  mechanism to see what is going on here.  Maybe a 975 expert can jump in, but don't forget the less obvious stuff like a screw holding a rotating or sliding part being a smidgen too tight, or the sliding surface on the inner sideplate being worn, or the slot in the trip arm being worn a bit, etc.

I guess that it is possible that both problems are tied together because the reel is hovering between freespool and engaged due to a sticky shift arm, but this would be doing some violence to the spool to pinion junction, which should be quite visible.

Hope this helps, and let us know what you find!

-J

Quote from: pointbob on Today at 04:51:24 PMOn a scale of 1 to 10 - how much did it hurt? And how'd you pull it out? tweezers?

I have nerve damage that my doctor described as "severe" and this is one of the rare times that it was beneficial. Because it still hurt a lot.

It had made the right turn and went deep instead of going between layers of skin. So the real pain was the next few days from the tendons or whatever tissue it damaged. For comparison: About 8 months ago I put a dirty 3/32" drill bit almost all the way thru my index finger. This splinter was way worse.

People talk about "blood, sweat, and tears" in a project. Well I already bled a lot for this one. Some of which was inadvertently applied to the surface. As I think about that, I think I wanna go with a red theme on this one.

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on April 27, 2024, 04:02:06 PMI got a couple rod blanks on the super cheap. Including a 9' carbon tape/graphite composite that I love the action on. Well it was super grimy so I was cleaning it with alcohol to see how much was scratches and how much was grime. Well on a downward stroke I got this splinter embedded so far into my hand I could barely grab the back of it. Almost an inch.
 

On a scale of 1 to 10 - how much did it hurt? And how'd you pull it out? tweezers?

I ordered parts to basically make this a surf casting conventional. Fuji KW guides starting with a size 20 with size 10 runners and tip, and a Size 24 DPSM seat. Mudhole has BC grey KW guides with oxide rings for cheaper than MN guides right now so this is gonna look fancy. Probably gonna do a split EVA grip. Not sure about colors yet or if I'll do any marbling.

Who is driving up and who is flying in.

Mike

I am frustrated at finding proper tool to remove old metal handle rings on Zangi reels. All spanner wrenches i can find new are two large. Suggestions??

   I like the way you think .  While I had the reel open I decided to add 1.6:1 gears. Good job

Howdy!!

This is great thanks for sharing.

"Oh by the way I also made a new gear set. No big deal."

I like this guy.

Yes, back in June of 2020 at the Coronado Islands (pukey point) off Ensenada Mx, on the boat "Sea Watch" caught with a Blue/ White Tady 4/0 yoyo jig. I happen to literally be the only person that only jig caught a yellowtail, after that haul a handful of people re-rigged and more were caught on Irons.

These reels either Truth SM variants or Seigler SS (I own both) hold there own and are effective at both Surface Iron/ yoyo jigging or live bait flylining. If you own one a Truth/Seigler: SS/SM never let it go.