Charter Special - bearing touching main gear.

[michaelc]

Hi Alan and everyone.

I have a problem with the right side main bearing riding up from its seat in the side-plate and grinding against the edge of the main gear.  The bearing is just not staying put with the light grease I have been using. The bearing is only a couple of microns too loose in the graphite side-plate and will fall out with a light tap, which is the problem.  Heavy grease may work, any other ideas?

[alantani]

the pinion gear should hold it firmly in place.  there should be no shims or washers under the main gear to worry about.  is this a problem only with the side plate off, because the fully assembled reel should be fine.  alan