Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Cool.  Thanks for the info.

Guy said it was his dad's and has been this way for years.

I messed up , 300 ,300a and 900 go backward . Other have same rotation as other reel

I enjoy Frankenreels...if it works it works.

It was going into a metal housing. It's just a tiny steel screw in a deep recess (aluminum body) with a lot of room for error. I suspect accurate improved upon this design since then.

Reel is still going strong though. It had clearly seen A LOT of rough use.

You have a Frankenreel. It's a first year 700 body and handle with a 704 rotor

It goes all the way to the spool.

Got this reel in the shop. 
Side plate says 700. But it doesn't have part #21 - bearing cover
It has a 1 piece handle.
It also has a rubber bumper...in a coil/spring....Not a cup??
It has a bearing retainer part #21a from a 704.
Do I have a hybrid or a very early 700?

Quote from: Keta on April 28, 2024, 04:32:08 PMI occasionally strip my reels and repack the line and have seen wavy line on the spool about 1/2 way down and assume it is caused by loose spooling.

With reference to the thread "Shimano Sienna spool/drag?":

That wavy line and how it forms seems key to understanding how the problem develops.  Does the waviness start at the bottom and work its way up, or start at the top and work its way down?

I've got a black 710 with the dimpled paint.  It's rare and unique

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on November 10, 2025, 07:54:37 PMBut that screw I described above still felt funny going in and scared me so I resolved to avoid issues and not open the reel again until I need to. Sucks to break something trying to improve it.

Whether or not there are screws threaded directly into plastic without a metal insert should be a major consideration when selecting a reel.  Every time a metal screw is snugged up in a plastic hole the plastic threads are further deformed.  With a short, or even regular, service interval the threads fail.  PEEK is the only plastic I know that can withstand this sort of abuse, but PEEK is too expensive to use for making fishing reels.