Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I am by no means "green" or vegan but I love my ego blower ad weedeater,I rarely use my stihl unless its for heavy brush.My toro
Doesnt have a fuel shutoff.I have 0E 2 miles away now and will use a fluid extractor to remove the gas
At the end of season then crank it
To run out any in the carb this year.

 More gear sleeves have been wrecked by loose fitting handles .  I would not even try to hammer forge the hole to close it up some .    If you can not return it , you now some bling to add to your key ring . 

Quote from: Swami805 on Today at 04:45:13 PMThat doesn't seem right, if it moves something is going to wear out

Yeah it's too big of a hole. Seller said so. It feels improper to screen shot a conversation or I'd show you. I took these pics to process the refund. Measured a stock 98-60 lest someone (unfamiliar with them) say maybe the issue was the aftermarket sleeve.

Really I think all aluminum handle blades may eventually round out under crazy drag pressures. But if it's a loose fit I think it's gonna happen a lot faster with a lot less drag.

I'm going to suggest to the seller that he should mention the oversized hole on the listing. I'm not calling it false advertising. It's not. But he'd probably process fewer returns that way.

That doesn't seem right, if it moves something is going to wear out

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on Today at 03:51:10 PMI ordered one of these online because options seem to be limited for jigmaster handle blades that aren't offset. (Am I the only person with big fingers here? How does nobody else have this problem? with an offset handle my fingers struggle to fit between the offset handle on a narrow reel and a non-skinny rod?)

maybe you should try with a bigger or different handle knob, it might give you more space between your big fingers and the handle blade

I ordered one of these online because options seem to be limited for jigmaster handle blades that aren't offset. (Am I the only person with big fingers here? How does nobody else have this problem? with an offset handle my fingers struggle to fit between the offset handle on a narrow reel and a non-skinny rod?)

But I digress. The maker made the hole for the gear sleeve a half a millimeter larger than the sleeve in both directions. I sent a message to see if this was intentional or if I got a lemon. No, it's intentional, supposedly to make installation easier. But with the gear sleeve held still the handle will rotate almost 45°. Seller says the handle will still work just fine (with the added "believe me") and maybe if you're fishing it at 2-5# of drag it'll be just fine, for a while. But that's not how I fish my jigmaster. I don't think I know anyone who fishes their jigmaster in that way.

If I knew the sleeve hole was oversized ahead of time I wouldn't have bought it. They don't advertise this intentional design feature so I'm spreading the word for them.

   That case has user error written all over it .

Thanks all! Very much appreciated!

I got to work on the 714z some more. The drag clicker is kind of funky on these reels. Bending it just a little brings it from barely audible to extremely loud. I kept playing with it until I got that nice ringing click I like. So there's a tuning tip for the 714 drag clicker. Just bend it until it works. Also a tip, that removable spool assembly can make is nice to see that drag clicker spring so you can see how it needs to bend.

This reel was another that needed a spacer under the spool to make the line lay level. I tried a carbontex washer, but it increases the drag. I used a second teflon drag washer which works great, and the line lays level. Now all that's left to do is spool it up with some nice thin braid.

I hear you Fred, it's absolutely ridiculous how costs have gotten out of hand the last two to three years or so. Those of us that tried to plan ahead for the "Golden Years" have really gotten a wakeup call and a big chunk taken out of our butt! 

On a little different note, I've got multiple small gas engine repair shops around my vicinity, probably 25 or so, but at $200 an hour shop time it has to be a pretty high dollar piece of equipment to justify taking it in for repair, and if you want to buy parts from them retail costs are ridiculous. I needed to buy a Cub Cadet snow blower auger belt so I got a supposedly correct (#s matched) aftermarket belt. It was a little wide, rubbed the guide and squealed & smoked like crazy. I got a genuine belt from the repair shop and that little sucker was $28 with tax.    At least now I have a sleeve with the genuine part #. If I ever have to buy another it sure won't be from the repair shop!