main gear, one of the most important parts in terms of cleaning - still fine condition. I polished the gear shaft already.
a little bushing also polished already. These little fellas are resposible that there is no play or movement in the mechanic.
Main parts bushing, washers, ball bearing and lock springs. That’s already almost it. Very genious!
The ball bearing „Germany“ stamped on it. The first one I have seen on these reels which was capsuled from the top. Most of the others are open and have a loose washer on top (most probably meaning it has been serviced at some point). This capsuled ball bearing keep dirt away. Made to last long!
Here from the other side. Open but facing to the inside of the reel. So no capsule necessary.
spins with a flick. Still nice for a 60 year old part. Be careful when placing in a vice. Once bent, the spindle doesn't move up and down freely anymore! Put the hex nut on and clamp that slightly. Also when trying to replace the bearing.
special ball bearing grease has to be aplied. Of course then it does not spin that freely anymore. Can be thinned with some light oil if wanted.
Secured again.
ReelX Medium special reel grease applied before locked into place.
Ready for the rotor head.
feather spring disc bent back into shape...
handle back on. That’s where the spring disc goes back in between.
Full metal pin instead of a hollowed cheap one.
Side plate left in its vintage state. I think the color comes from the coating. I think it is a sort of anodised paint on the outside. Quite resistive!
unpolished spool shaft.
polished again.
Almost ready for some new decades on the bank.
The bail arm usually has a black plastic knob. If that is missing the bail arm can occasionally sit a bit loose but usually that's only cosmetic. I have tried with blackened epoxy (simply used a drop of Indian ink) to a beautiful final state but that's a bit messy and completely unnecessary.
I have never held a reel of these with a weak bail arm spring but as stated from Nobby in another post, in some versions it can be set into off-tension position which is also nice for transportation. Note: All N Series have this option by pushing in the knob underneath the screw opposite of the line roller.
