I have an Abu Garcia 5500LC in the shop. The line counter is bad. Looks like to get a new line counter I must order P/N 1122076 LINE COUNTER MODULE COMPLETE. Which is made up of P/N 1122077 and 1122083. May also need a new idler gear P/N 1122078 because it is pressed on to it's post. Abu Garcia cannot get the line counter module until March of next year and the only other place I can find that might have it is Mikes in Canada. They charge a pretty good price for most their parts. This one is listed at about $42 USD plus shipping. Before I order it thought I would ask if anyone know's where I might get this assembly or if I can fix the one I have. Just getting to the line counter looks a little sketchy and even then if I do get it out I don't know if I can restore the line counter but I'd like to try.
Also anyone know how to get that idler gear off its post? Being pressed on I've heated them before but in this case there are two other gears made of plastic below the idler gear that I don't want to damage.
Any help you can be would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Steve