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aquaholic

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Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« on: January 02, 2011, 11:32:10 AM »

My islander has developed a slight wobble, never been dropped well looked after, would it be a spindle issue causing this ? anyone local to the lower mainland that does repairs on these reels or do I have to send it in to Islander, Should be some Pin people on here who has had to get a reel looked at from time to time

Thanks
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IronNoggin

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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2011, 12:03:43 PM »

Send it in to Islander. Their track record for servicing is EXCELLENT, and they generally have a fairly quick turn around time. I'd do it right now so you get it back for the best of the season!  ;)

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lapa

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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2011, 12:23:51 PM »

My islander has developed a slight wobble, never been dropped well looked after, would it be a spindle issue causing this ? anyone local to the lower mainland that does repairs on these reels or do I have to send it in to Islander, Should be some Pin people on here who has had to get a reel looked at from time to time

Thanks
I used Mike's reel repair.
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aquaholic

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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2011, 01:51:03 PM »

Lapa, you took and Islaner Pin to Mikes reel repair ? what work did you have done on it ?
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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2011, 05:34:50 PM »

Did you use braided line backing? if you put just mono on the reel it could be warped from the expansion of the line. I hope thats not the case  :(
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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2011, 05:43:19 PM »

it has dacron on it, roughly 200 yards of it
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lapa

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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2011, 06:11:01 PM »

Lapa, you took and Islaner Pin to Mikes reel repair ? what work did you have done on it ?
put ABEC 7.
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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2011, 08:29:06 PM »

put ABEC 7.
That's not a reel repair.
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lapa

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Re: Slight Wobble Islander Steelheader Centerpin
« Reply #8 on: January 02, 2011, 10:05:43 PM »

That's not a reel repair.
I also had slight wobble on my reel  from beginning. One store suggest that it can be bearing issue. So i decided to replace them.
Now it spins like a dream.
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