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I am going to use my hand drilled pliers and hand turned pin punch in the proper way to remove this pin without damaging it. |
In this photo you see my pliers and I'm using the pin punch to show that one side is drilled through, and the other side dimpled or inset slightly. |
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What say we use these tools to remove the pin so we can either clean and lube the bearing pack or upgrade the bearing pack to an ABEC5 bearing pack. | |
Ok in this picture I have the pliers ready. I'm going to place the dimpled side to the pin. Then the drilled side will be closed over the other side of the pin. |
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Then I will squeeze the pin flush to the spool shaft hub, with the dimpled side of the pliers as seen here. |
Now comes a very important part, I will be using the pin punch to lightly tap the pin the rest of the way out of the spool shaft hub. I will need to support the spool shaft and the spool shaft hub, to reduce the chance of bending the spool shaft.
NOTE: Bend the spool shaft or any part of the spool, and the spool will have to be replaced (approx.$45) |
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Once I have the pin and bearing removed I can do the upgrade or cleaning easily. |
Well the bearing pack has been either cleaned or upgraded.. |
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Then placing the pin back into the dimpled side and aligning the drilled side with the hole squeeze the pliers and the pin will come right through. All I have to do is use the pliers to bring the pin equally into it's hole. |
"The Reel Mechanic" has more than two decades of experience in fishing reel repair and service. |