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[Oolie]

i read that since gears wear together, that you need to mark a spot on the pinion and a spot on the drive gear so when you reassemble them that they go back just as before, what is the best way to mark the gears. a picture would help.

and what is the benefits/downsides to having a 2 slotted pinion gear vs a 1 slotted pinion gear?

[ChuckE]

Oolie,
Are you talking about Daiwas when you said:

and what is the benefits/downsides to having a 2 slotted pinion gear vs a 1 slotted pinion gear?

If so, read the Inside the Steez article in the Review Archive. The JDM Steez has two slots at 90 degrees to each other for reengaging with the spool pin.

Chuck