Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: cohokid on September 20, 2006, 07:39:42 PM
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Bought a steelheader and couple times using it, its making a slight amost a clicking kinda noise when i cast. Its not the prawl eather ???. I took it apart and cleaned and re oiled every thing and it seems to be doing it still, any input.
thanks
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it either sounds like the spring is pushing in your clicker ever so slightly (did you tighten the screw that holds the spring on the reel?). Or you got sand or something in there.
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At first i thought it was sand but its not a grinding so ill try to tight the spring. thanks muddler
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Hey cohokid,is it still making the clicking noise after you tighten the screw,you make sure the clicker button push back far enough.
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dont tighten the spring. If it was already over tightened this would have caused it to malfunction (pressed the spring dow so it doesnt spring back). I would check the spring out. Possibly loosen the screw a little bit and then re tighten back to where it is now.
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GUYS i did everything, and it does the SAME effing THING >:( Im ready to chuck it out the window and go back to my avons.
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maybe you can chuck it into my window ;D
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I'll be waiting outside your window :)
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I'll be waiting outside your window :)
Creeper :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X...... ;D and for the reel bring it into westcoast
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Take it back! lol simple solution.
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I'll be waiting outside your window :)
Creeper :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X :-X...... ;D and for the reel bring it into westcoast
PEEPING TOM
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Take it back! lol simple solution.
I cant i bought it off a guy on screaming reels. LOL
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Send it to Islander Reels. They should be able to help you out.
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Shoulda bought a KF, O ya I think mine comes in tomorrow ;D ;D
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Take it back! lol simple solution.
I cant i bought it off a guy on screaming reels. LOL
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Hey cohokid,how come you didnt check it out first before you by a used item ??? ::)
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Hi Cohokid,
I have sent you an E-Mail and a PM to call me about the reel. You have not got back to me, so I will try to help you out in the Public Forum.
I sold you a brand new reel that had never been used. The reel spins forever when you spin it. I would have checked the reel when I first purchased it for anything out of the ordinary - I found nothing. I would not have sold you a reel that was faulty or broken. It's not in my nature - never has been and never will be.
The reel should be sent to Islander for repair. It is a piece of precision machinery, and other than cleaning it after a day on the river, any repairs or troubleshooting should be done by the factory. It should be covered by warranty (hopefully).
Feel free to call me if I can help out.
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Hi, Sorry john i havent gotten back to you i found my self sleeping today. I will give you A call later on in the evening. I just dont get it, it was a beuty, and first, and second time spinning beutifully. I dont know what happened the 3rd time
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It was working OK the first and second time you used it? It means we can be able to fix the problem for you.
Did you drop it? Lay it in the gravel? Lay it in the sand? You may have a tiny spec of sand or dirt somewhere. I have a Hardy Silex that used to "tic ....tic ....tic ..." every time I spun it. It turned out there was a 1" piece of monofilament I did not see on the inside edge of the cage. It was right against the drum. I cleaned it out, and then "presto" no problem.
Did you take it apart, and check things out? I found that the reels do not need any "tweaking" at all; just a clean from time to time.
After a cleaning, I will clean the spindle and inside drum with solvent (the kind you clean firearms with) on a Q-Tip. I would then let it dry for a couple of hours, then lightly oil the spindle and put the reel together.
Again, if there is a problem, send it to Islander. You have my number if you need to call.
Cheers, John
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C-pin, I never droped in once. And it never when near the sand, or rocks, and if it did, I made sure that I put the case on it. I called you at around 7 30 at got your voice mail.
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I'll call you tomorrow ...... I'm on a Course right now. Tomorrow is the last day ...... major exam. I'm studying tonight.