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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: Jayce on April 30, 2011, 01:02:09 AM

Title: Ballpens
Post by: Jayce on April 30, 2011, 01:02:09 AM
Hi Guys,

Heres a tip I learned from my old buddies back home.

If you lose one of the yoke springs (not sure if its the right name) and need a quick fix
get some spring loaded ballpens.  Open it up and get the spring.  You can cut it down to fit
the reel.  Its a temporary fix while waiting for parts.

Saved my buddy's bass fishing trip but cost me one good ballpen.

Thanx
Title: Re: Ballpens
Post by: Roger on April 30, 2011, 01:35:39 AM
Yep, that will work. I had to do the same thing on a little shimano here a couple of months ago but what I used was just a spring that I dug out of a parts draw. It worked till I got the right one in......