I have two sets of drive and pinion gears for a Stradic FK which were damaged basically due to operator error when pieces in the reel weren't aligned right. In one case, I had lost the o ring on the oscillating guide at some point and then when fishing I had the rear protector fall off (had stripped...

Thanks Bantam. I had actually opened it just to check for water intrusion as had been fishing in rain didn't notice much seemed in great shape. Well, I guess I'll send it in as per advice. As a humorous aside I managed to spill the contents of the antireverse all over my work station when attempting...

How tight am I supposed to do the sideplate-body screws on this deal. I took this reel apart and put back together and there's a bump or slight knock during the rotation of the handle at the same point in the rotation I'm getting. If the top of the reel is 12 o'clock the knock was at 3 then I realiz...

Thanks! I added some grease to the prongs, grabbed the outside of one the prongs in some linesman pliers with opening pointing towards me used my left hand to hold the clip opening against the channel on the main shaft and it popped on there. PReviously I had bent the clip when I tried this. It did ...

This C clip that attaches ot the main shaft and which supports the line guard I'm having a hard time putting it back on without bending it. What's the best way to do it in terms of tools and hand positioning. Learned the hard way today why that's line guard should be on there.

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Bantam, Followup question on this: I was able to combine adjustment washers to get a .65 total thickness and tried that. It felt fine except that when the handle passes from about 2 o'clock to 11 o'clock there's a geary sensation. I tried greasing the gears which muted the sensation but definitely s...

I tried .60, .62, and .66 on this 6K using the replacement gears I installed and yamalube which is the grease I have on hand. .60 was a little loose it felt very light turning. Added a thin washer to get to .66 and that felt a little tight--didn't catch a fish on it just retrieving lures felt tight....

Bantam, Thank you so much for your lengthy and informative reply. Really appreciate it. As to why I didn't return for warranty claim it's sort of a combination of things my expectations were low for the reel based on my previous 6K SWA. And based I felt there was a good chance the claim being reject...

Some guy said body defect could be source of the gear problem. How realistic do you think that is as a cause?

Only reason mentino it is if it could lead to these replacemnt gears to go south too.

Hi Bantam, I'll ask the question first and follow with my report: 1) what is the factory spec "feel" for the Spheros 6K SWA in terms of lateral play in the reel handle. Trying to figure out how much adjustment/shimming is ideal on the drive gear. I have installed a set of replacement gears and put ....

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Ok thanks for clarifying Bantam about oscillating guide vs. oscillating slider. Yeah I'm fishing the reel. Perhaps later I will send this in for the shop to take a look at. I guess the stuff was probably the black gunk you are describing but now I'm thinking there probably wasn't any grease in it as...

Ok great thank you. Just to clarify, when I say oscillating guide(RD21078), that's what the schematic is calling that long rod or pin that the main shaft assembly travels up and down on. I think the sqeak--it was a quiet squeak--was from the black dried up lube at the base of the pin. It had been co...

Thanks Bantam for the background on the testing of these reels. Incidentally, I had a dry-sounding squeak develop on this reel over last couple days along with a sensation when the main shaft was changing directions at the bottom of its travel. I opened the reel and found a black dried-up lube(?) on...

Hi Bantam, Thanks your reply. The backordered part question was a secondary one. My main question was can the Spheros SWA line roller be upgraded to the Saragosa line roller specifically that sealed bearing? Also curious what you think is indicated by the immediate reduction in geariness after catch...