I have just serviced my JX RAPTOR and now finished my HXJ RAPTOR. With the right side plate screwed on with the 4 screws I can turn the handle and the spool moves properly BUT there is no FREE SPOOL at all. I try to move the spool in the direction to take out line and the spool will not rotate to let line off the spool...its like an anti-reverse bearing is keeping it locked. I have had this HXJ torn apart about a dozen times now and the same result keeps happening. I turned the handle when positioning the right side plate to make sure the dogs were properly seated. I had the same problem when trying to put together the JX RAPTOR also. All the bearings are bi-directional that are on the spindle so I have not reversed a bearing in the rebuild. The spool should move freely before I put on the drag lever assembly. What am I doing wrong on the assembly of the RAPTORS??
Are the pins in the drag plate lined up?
Did you play around with how the belleville washers were stacked?
Here is a basic service video for the JX Raptor and the HX should be very close to the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0WHyA7jQYU
Also, one other thing did you make sure the the lever was fully in the freespool position when installing the preset knob?