Method of taking a Hardy Elarex Apart for service or repair.

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Method of taking a Hardy Elarex Apart for service or repair.

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Method of taking apart a Hardy Elarex for Service or repair

Remove handle and spindle cap by removing nut
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Undo 2 small screws.
Remove end plate by sliding off drive spindle.
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Remove steel drive gear from the end of the spool shaft.
Remove bronze drive spindle and gear. When replacing the steel drive gear ensure the slot in the gear
slides over the flats on the spindle.
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Note there may be the Hardy assemblers initials stamped on the end of the frame. In this instance it is RH. Raymond Humble who worked at Hardy’s 1937-1987
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If needed the line level drive gear can be removed by extracting piano wire pin.
Only do this if you have a new length of piano wire to hand as pin will almost certainly get bent when removing. New pin can be cut to length after re-inserting.


On other side of reel remove line level drive spindle/nut.
Remove 2 small screws.
Ease end plate flange out of spool frame evenly to avoid jamming.

Slide out line guard from between helix spindle and guide wires . It is located via 2 end spigots in the frame. Similar spigot locations on the end plate. (Ensure these spigots are all aligned correctly during reassembly or guard will be distorted as crews are done up.)
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Remove spool. Note the salt water corrosion on this example and should be a reminder to all to remove line and dry off reel if exposed to salt water. Luckily I was able to re-polish out most of this corrosion to an almost original condition.
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The governor assy can be removed if required by undoing 1 screw beside bearing spindle.
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If the guide wire slide pin needs to be remove this can be done by undoing it from the frame on the handle side. I did not remove this or the line level drive spindle as both could be cleaned in place.


Reassembly is the reverse of the above taking care to read re-assembly notes where I have included. Oil the various bearings as required as you go.

After cleaning, oiling and polishing you should end up with a beautiful reel
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I was surprised that this reel was easier to work with than the Exalta. A great piece of Engineering.
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What can I say mate, absolutely magic :)

Guess I owe you another pint of two :)
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Thank you for sharing that with us SAJ, very informative indeed. :Hat:
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Very informative.Yes,it is much easier because the Elarex does only have a few parts.The Exalta many
more....
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Hi All.

Just a correction to my post. It seems I don't know my left hand from my right. :Hahaha:

The assemblers initials are obviously RH not LH.

RH was Raymond Humble. Hardy's 1937-1987

Write up has now been amended.

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:) good one Stevie ! :)
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Robbi thanks for the offer of a few beers. I could have done with a few pints or a bit stronger the other night after the other half found out I'd used her best nail file to polish up the reel spindle. :Scared: Dangerous work this reel refurb business you know. Everyone be warned. :Hahaha:

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Hardys only other freshwater baitcasting reel (other than the extremely rare Hardy Rex) and the one that I would not be tempted (or advise) to take apart, is the diminutive (and tricky to find) Hardy Jock Scott, production ceased in 1953. The insides of this reel were described as 'like a swiss watch' in his book, by J Drewett. Interesting to note that Hardy's made the drum or spool of Hiduminium and the frame of the similar metal Duralumin which was then anodized.

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Good grief!


You wouldn't want to drop that on the workshop floor by accident!

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wow what a really nice reel MHC. :Thumb:

Looks like someone already has had this apart at sometime though looking at the condition of some of the slots in the screwheads.

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