Ted, could you add a link to BOCA? The one I have doesn't work. Mark, I'm not sure if you wanted a link to Boca or Smooth drag, so I gave you both. https://www.smoothdrag.com/wp/ https://www.bocabearings.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAic6eBhCoARIsANlox844llIaXMxKrBhgEWR_8LGEg7ImTRXO1M2wPovmvP80nH_jp5SGyoEaAuqR...

I don't use Boca bearings anymore. I use either Hedge Hog or bearings from Smooth Drag

Wow, that's crazy! Knob bearings I just installed, I didn't flush them or anything, as long as they felt smooth before installation. The metal shields bearings I've gotten from them in the past have all had removable shields. The rubber shields on the Revolutions were also removable. I still have s...

I'm the OP and didn't order them from avidrc as the metal bearings don't appear to have removable shields. They look to be the same as the gritty ones I bought from ebay and presumably the same from some manufacturer in China. I could have sworn my original bulk order of bearings in 4x7x2.5mm had r...

I don't know what you guys clean your bearings with but I use naphtha and an ultrasonic cleaner. Well I bought 30 bearings of all different sizes from Avid RC for the $1 each, and I was very disappointed. When I got the bearings they seemed fine. I took the bearings and put them in naphtha and in th...

So I am curious on what most guys do. When you put grease on your gears. Do you put grease only on the pinion gear and let it work its way around the main gear or do you put grease on the main gear and let that work its way around the pinion gear? Maybe you put grease on both. Is there a right or wr...

If they got it in, then it has to somehow come out. The questions was if it was glued in, then how much force would be needed to get it out without cracking or distorting the side plate. Anyway, I got it out with out any damage to the side plate. The tricky part is over. Now on to painting which wil...

I will. I have high hopes and really pumped up about getting some reels painted. I still have to get a paint booth and some other things. This will be a work in progress.

Well, after several failed attempts, I got the bearing out of my side plate. Thank You Slazmo. After lightly trying to tap it out with a socket and a plastic ended hammer, I guess the bearing needed a little more persuasion. I took the same socket and a metal hammer and slowly started to hit it a li...

So I am going to paint some ABU Revo Premiers Gen 1 and 2, and if I recall correctly, if your anti-reverse bearing goes out, you have to replace the whole side plate. I believe they are not removable. With that said, I tried to tap the anti-reverse bearing out of the side plate and it doesn't seem l...

Bassjiggin1955 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:05 am

Pic 1-1/4oz Arkie head Lions collar jig
Pic 2 -1/8oz Chub head Lions collar jig
Pic 3 - 3/8oz Arkie head silicone Puffball jig
Pic 4 - 1oz Punchin Puffball jig
Pic 5 - 1/4 standup head Lions collar jig

So are you willing to share how you build them?

tincanary
I try to take as many pics on a new reel I clean as possible. Sometimes I just don't take the pics I need. It's always like that when you think it is simple. Out of curiosity do you know roughly what year the Lews BB-1GL was made?

tincanary,
I read your post and tried it. Thank you very much. You hit the nail on the head and it worked for me. Your explanation was right on. I should have taken more pics before I disassembled that gear set. Thanks Again for your time and assistance.

(Cadman)

I am stumped on this one. I took apart a Lews BB-1LG for a friend to clean. If you see pic 2 you can see the anti-reverse claw neatly tucked in at the bottom of the pic (this pic was taken before I un-assembled it). After I cleaned and started to re-assemble it (See pic 3) I cannot get the anti- rev...

thanks for the pic cadman!! good to see you're well
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I'm doing well and I'm still around.