Quote from: BigT on January 16, 2010, 10:58:26 AM
Hi Alan, I notice that the reels you've showcased so far are predominantly overhead reels but I'm sure you have a wealth of knowledge about spinning reels too... hence my 2 questions if you're open to sharing your ideas around them?? Firstly, I've had conflicting suggestions about the lubing of clutch bearings in spin reels (I guess overheads would be much the same situation)... some manufacturers suggest a film coat of grease... some say no lubrication at all... all say don't use oil as it can cause the anti reverse to fail... etc, etc, etc. What would you recommend for clutch bearings? Secondly, a lot of spin reels these days have ridiculously small bearings in the line roller assembly. I've been packing them with grease for protection but again, what would you recommend please? Cheers, BigT
accurate did a fair amount of research with anti-reverse roller bearings and found that corrosion x was the best overall product. shimano is now using a thinner grease on their roller bearings. it appears to be a mix of their standard teflon drag grease mixed with an unknown oil (presumably a compatible teflon oil). it's a no win situation. if you leave these anti-reverse roller bearings bone dry, they hold great, but the plain steel (not stainless) needles will rust immediately. if you pack grease into the bearings or add an oil of any type, the inner tube in the roller bearing will slip at a lower range. see what i mean? either way, you loose.
so personally, what i use is just plain old corrosion x. it will slip under an excessive load. it is now critical that your drag system function properly and not seize up. there is simply a physical limit to what these reels can do. and the reason that reels have been pushed so hard is that they have fallen behind. reel performance has perhaps doubled at best. line performance (mono versus spectra) has improved 5 fold. we need reels that have a 5 fold increase in performance as well.
i still have corrosion x as my totally reliable all purpose lubricant. i tried reel x and speed x and did not see a big enough improvement to justify the cost. xtreme reel + is without a doubt the fastest, slickest stuff in the world but just does not last long enough. jim nomura brought over some TSI 301 and i've been using it for the last 3 months. i'm am going to use this for a while and see how it goes. so far, so good. alan