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4:54 pm
Does anyone know where I can take my reels and get them cleaned and lubed for the upcoming season. I am one of those guys who takes something apart and always has parts left over. Last year I took apart my Shimano baitcaster to oil and clean it and I couldn't get it to work afterward. I need them oiled, but I am not going to do it.
9:13 pm
June 29, 2005
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Send them back to Shimano. For $25 for a 400 and $30 for a 400 TE, they will replace all the parts that need it and make the reel perform like new. I do mine every couple of year. It's worth every penny. Parts are usually at no charge as long as it is not abuse.
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.
10:56 pm
April 29, 2007
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I'm also a little hesitant to take reels apart for fear of not getting them back together. Last week I sent a shimano reel back to the manufacturer to have the level wind fixed, and asked them to do routine maintence on it and oil it. Turn around time should be around 3 weeks according to their website. They have a form on their website to fill out and I wrote in the additional requests in the comments section of the form, I think shipping was around 5 bucks.
Here's a link to the form to fill out:
Team MTF
11:33 pm
Great info... I will be sending them out for cleaning and lubrication. Thanks. 😉
10:54 pm
March 20, 2004
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Thanks for the link Tim.
Just what I was looking for.
GSR
1:24 am
April 17, 2011
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If your in NJ - Sportsman Center does a great job - they send reels out every Thursday and depending on service done could be complete in under 2 weeks. On a side note I literally sheered a cranking handle off a shimano curado last summer and they fixed the reel in under a month. Always good to help out the locals.
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