Daiwa Infinity X Baitrunner back in action

Just a few pic's to illustrate a little clearer  the damage done to this Daiwa Infinty X Baitrunner after just a short drop, quite literally, to look at, this was all the damage done when the reel was dropped, spool first  . . . . . . .

Doesn't look too bad until you compare what it did to the oscillating worm gear once the handle was turned!

But happily as usual, Daiwa's service department were efficient as ever and had the new worm drive and a 'pawl' to me in just a couple of days to get this lovely bit of kit back on fighting form . . . . . . .

The finished article . . . . . . . .

After applying the epoxy over a couple of coats to build it up, the final finishing coat is applied and watched carefully while it dries to the point where it can be left for a couple of hours spinning away happily without the danger of losing shape, some Century rods are done with a very (over-thick in my opinion) thick application of resin which although it may look 'nice', is a bit heavy and unnecessary in reality.

Personally I prefer a compromise on the thickness between the extremes of the likes of Daiwa  (not enough) to Century (too much) and I generally do my builds and personal rods in 2 'decent' thickness coats. But anyway, I digress . . . . . .  the finished ring ....

See part 1 here!

Century 'Big Bertha' butt ring repair part 1 !

Daiwa Infinity X 5000 baitrunner, repair and service.

Another set of reels recently dropped in for repair and services, Daiwa Infinity X 5000 baitrunners, 2 working well and one not working at all.

Upon stripping down, the faulty reels fault was pretty obvious to see, the reel had been dropped and the spool had taken the brunt of the fall, marking the lip of the spool a little. The greater damage was inside, luckily, the spool shaft was intact and seemingly undamaged, which is a stroke of luck considering - the worm gear that drives the shaft, not so lucky!

First couple of handle turns and the worm shaft was chewed beyond usefulness  . . . . . as can clearly be seen by the amount of swarf chewed up and spat round the reel body!

In cases like this it's recommended to also change the oscillating 'pawl' that rides the worm shaft, these can often look fine, but any minor burrs they suffer after a chewing like that can render them useless and not worthy the risk of putting them back in the reel, and besides, at just a few pounds to replace, is it really worth skimping on a £300 reel?

The mangled worm shaft  . . . . . . . . .

Total cost on this repair only came to £35.00 and included a service, and parts! please compare that to some of the tackle shops service only charges, which seem to average around £28.00. The reel has to be stripped down to the same degree, and cleaned, oiled, and greased and then re-assembled. And if you're around the greater Manchester area (or reasonable driving distance) you won't have postage costs to add in either.

'Sprucing up' an old or tired rod is a good way to bring it back to life without going the whole hog of getting it completely stripped down - if the blank is in pretty decent condition but the whippings need re-sealing or have just lost their 'shine'.  . . . . . . .  .

They can be re-epoxy'd, giving you an 'as new' finish like the image below, a typical match/feeder/barbel rod would cost around £30, message/call for further details if that appeals, turn-around time is generally 1 to 2 weeks.

Happy new River Season !

Well the new season's finally here, my start wasn't too clever on the River Severn, with just a chub, a 5lb bream, and sunburn to show for my efforts ! The bream was full of breeding tubercles, so I think that tells it's own tale  . . . . . 

Inbetween a few services I dug a bit of kit out. . . . .

So I thought I'd get ahead of myself in a rare moment of forward thinking efficiency by making some heavy leads for when the inevitable rainy season starts  . . . . . . . .

So i cobbled together a mould (smartgrip mould) and a few tools......

 Dug out my trusty Hippolito stove and filled it with paraffin. . . . . .

 A bit of extra help from a gas torch to get the lead to temp' and away we go. . . .

 Here's a few from the batch I knocked up that were then powder coated.....

 The finished article :)

 

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Some reel cleaning & servicing shots . . . . . . .

Just a few shots here to illustrate the average depth to which a common reel I service is stripped down to.

Here in the shots is a couple of 5010 shimano baitrunners being stripped down for a pre-river season service, can't wait myself now, 3 months is a long time ! Roll on the new season, and let's hope i have as good a season this year as last ;)

Start: basics off - handle, body screws etc.....

Rotor head and main side plate off. . . . .  baitrunner mechanism out and shaft out, worm drive disconnected. 

  

 Main reel body, level wind 'pawl' out and checked for wear, worm shaft also checked with magnifying glass, to be sure ;) 

 Main body ready to be re-assembled and re-greased. . . . . . .  rear drag also cleaned and checked.

Re-assembled and ready . . . . . . . . . . . . 

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