Reel Repair by Alan Tani

I remembered this post and it always brought a smile to my face:

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=5640.0

Because I had picked one up when I decided to take my nephew fishing to catch his first trout. Being the inquisitive sort and liking my marine grease on toast like the rest around here I cracked it open and put some in there and off we went. Had a great time and couldn't resist taking some photos.

Disclaimer: This is not the sort of reel you "work on". This is something you crack open and slather some of your favorite flavor on anything that moves just for fun and hope it goes back together without losing a spring clip or washer.

http://daiwafishing.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/SWEEPFIRE-X-1000X-4000X.pdf

$24.99 of your hard earned gets you this, loaded with 100yards maybe, of 4lb test:



I hope the working conditions there are improving?



I don't want to even know what's under there. The bail spring mechanisms are notoriously "fiddly" on spinners. Who knows what's under that cover...there be Dragons...



Best to leave it  .

Now here's the idea: Start attacking nooks and crannies with Corrosion-x!



What is this Sorcery? Actually a decent line roller assembly:



Line keeper and spring clicker, look permanently attached:



Rotor nut and main shaft:



Handle pops out. Standard Daiwa Tech here.:



Cover and Body screws:



After the rotor come off we see the One. As in the One Bearing and a mechanical dog system. That's some of my goo from previous. As new they are dry as a bone:



With the left side off:



The mystery gear in the back is actually the crosswind gear. I think the idea is to get some lube on it, either that or it didn't fit so they cut a hole .



An image of the Dog ratchet that is part of the pinion which is some shiny metal. It has a switch to toggle the AR for that back reeling Trout Master. Heck no I ain't taking that apart! I may be crazy but I ain't a glutton for punishment :



With the main gear out of the way:



Just pure insanity 



See that screw on the Crosswind block? Gives me nightmares just looking at it. I think you'd need a rt. angle bit and some loctite it you took it off:



This is a shot trying to fish the bushing out. You can't remove the main gear unless you do to let it move over the main shaft:



The Drag "Stack"  . Dawn at smoothdrag.com has a replacement if you are after Cow Mackerel on your 15 day LR where the big 'uns swim:



Well, that's all the photos I took. These little guys come in a robust plastic body and I don't see how you could cram more in there for your buck. When you seen Mexican kids and their beer can spinners and you compare this to that "tech" a Daiwa Sweepfire is truly a Marvel of Tool and Die delivered to the US market for mere pennies to us. 

I just moved this over here for nostalgia's sake (and now there is a dedicated Daiwa Spinner section).

Sweepfire Baby!

(maybe stickie?)

 

Thanks for that look into the Sweepfire, John!

Cheap reels aren't as nice as higher-quality reels, but they still get the job done for most freshwater fishing. My son and I got a Daiwa Samurai rod and reel combo at a sporting goods store here in Pittsburgh for $29.99. They are even cheaper on sale. We've caught numerous carp over 15 lbs and a few over 20 lbs on that combo, as well as several channel catfish in the 8 - 12 lb range. The reel is still working fine. One of our fishing buddies uses $10 - $15 combos for carp and has landed hundreds of carp on them.

Quote from: work2fish on Today at 01:40:24 AMThanks for that look into the Sweepfire, John!

Cheap reels aren't as nice as higher-quality reels, but they still get the job done for most freshwater fishing. My son and I got a Daiwa Samurai rod and reel combo at a sporting goods store here in Pittsburgh for $29.99. They are even cheaper on sale. We've caught numerous carp over 15 lbs and a few over 20 lbs on that combo, as well as several channel catfish in the 8 - 12 lb range. The reel is still working fine. One of our fishing buddies uses $10 - $15 combos for carp and has landed hundreds of carp on them.

yea. that post is old but Sweepfires are probably sold in the 10's of thousands of units yearly. Sadly, freshwater fish don't fight very hard although Carp are known to be strong.

You just don't need much, heck some soak saltwater reels in fresh for maintenance lol.

But honestly, what you get for a few dollars is a pretty remarkable value catching in the fresh unless you go nuts on fly fishing gear. 

Oh-boy! Yer back! I just can't wait for more of your threads and especially comments, JT.