I posted a while back that I had an problem with my SL30 in that it was screaming and wasn't casting any distance. The spool would not come out and there was no latheral spool movement no mater how light the tention was set. I got advise from lee on how to get the spool out but I only tried to get it out today.
I opened the handle side and with a light tap of a mallet on this end of the spindle the spool came out. The bearing part 69 was stuck to the spindle leaving its clip part 76 in the body. From playing around with the reel I can see the fact that this bearing is jammed on the spindle is the most likely the cause of all my problems.
I saw some discolouration of the around the bearing that was rust coloured but this has been wiped off with lighter fuel so I don't know if this is what caused it. The bearing looks fine but there is no movement on the spindle. Whats the best way to remove the bearing?
Donagh