One of these reels went back right after I got it for a different reason and the other I'm planing on sending it back next week. I personally think they're at a price level that this should not be happening. Yes, these reels aren't their best but they're not their entry level graphite models. I can say that even in Shimano's cheap graphite reels from two decades ago I haven't experienced so much noise out of a reel as I have these other brands. I have always been a fan of the Shimano Calcutta and much has been made of the tight tolerances in the manufacture of these reels. I'm convinced at this point that there's too much play between parts in these reels. One of these reels had an extremely large amount of side to side play in the shaft when it arrived. However, I have two reels by two different manufacturers and it's on the retrieve where I'm getting noise. Mixing brands on brake parts and locking tabs probably won't hurt anything though it's definitely not a good idea to mix brands in other areas of the reel. If I have serviced your reels, the brake parts will have yellow label rocket fuel oil on them and the side cover locking tabs should have cals universal reel grease on them. If your reel is new and has not been serviced, use the stock lubes that should have come with it. It's a good idea to keep a small bottle of reel oil and a tube of grease along with some Q-tips as an emergency service kit. Having your reels serviced once a year is a great thing to do for them, but they will still need some attention from you between services. If you don't know how to open your side cover to access the brakes or to oil the parts, send me a PM here or post a question here. You would be amazed at how many reels I see that have never been opened and I quite often wonder if I'm going to be able to open it without breaking the cover due to corrosion and the fact that it was never opened for lubrication or adjustment. It's also just a heck of a good practice to get into of opening the side cover to oil your brakes frequently as this will give you the chance to wipe a little grease on the side cover locking tabs or threads. A few drops on a Qtip makes it easy to do. If you have a reel with centrifugal brakes, you need to wipe a drop or two of reel oil around the inside of the brake ring at least once a month. The braking is much more consistent with oiled brake parts, but oil doesn't last as long as grease. Therefore, after a reel has been serviced, the brake ring and tabs will be oiled, but not greased. Grease will lube the brake ring and keep it from making noise, but it also cause inconsistent braking. Most new reels come with a thin to thick layer of grease on the brake ring. When a dry plastic tab rubs a dry brake ring, the friction is a lot more than when it's oiled, so much more in fact that the ends of the tabs will often melt and have fringe hanging off of them. Now, why would that also cause the reel to slow down? The answer is the same, dry brakes. As stated, it can be a variety of noises that happen on the cast, but 99% of the time it will be dry brakes. Anytime something rubs a dry surface, it will make a noise. That brake ring and those tabs have to be lubricated or they will be rubbing on a dry surface. All reels with centrifugal brakes have plastic or fiber tabs that rub the inside of a brake ring. What rubs inside a reel during a cast that can both make a noise and affect distance? The answer is your brakes. Noises like that are caused by something rubbing a surface. Bearings don't generally make noises like that. If you think about the noise, it's very similar to a fingernail on a chalkboard or a fork scraping a plate. This would definitely make you think that a bearing has gone bad, but that's now whats happening. The other thing that happens in conjunction with this noise from reels is that casting distance will decrease also. Also, when a bearing does go bad, it almost never makes noise but will make the reel feel rough or you will feel a clicking sensation. ![]() When noises like this occur, it's usually while they are using the reel and the noise will get worse as they use it. I can tell you this, it's almost never the bearings making these noises. The customer is always afraid that something happend to the bearings. ![]() On reels that I have serviced, the most common complaint after some time of using the reel, is this same noise. Almost everyone says that the bearings are making the noise. Most will describe the noise as anywhere from a high pitched squeal to a chirping or clicking noise that occurs during the cast. One of the most common issues I see is that their reel is making noise. ![]() When people send me reels for service, many of them will list problems that they have noticed with the reel.
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