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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Penn Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: ian rycroft on August 07, 2012, 11:45:29 PM

Title: penn 525 supermag extra
Post by: ian rycroft on August 07, 2012, 11:45:29 PM
Hi i am new to this site,i have just bought a new 525 supermag extra and when i am reeling in there is a clicking noise coming out of the gearbox side of the reel,it does it if the reel is is gear or in free spool and i just turn the handle,any ideas?
Title: Re: penn 525 supermag extra
Post by: Bryan Young on August 07, 2012, 11:49:30 PM
Sounds like the the yoke is not being pushed away enough.  If you open the reel, on top of the yoke, there is this metal piece with 2 metal tabs that comes out at an angle.  You may need to bend those ever so slightly (open them up a little more), and that should fix it.
Title: Re: penn 525 supermag extra
Post by: ian rycroft on August 08, 2012, 05:43:37 PM
thanks for that i will have a look inside.