daiwa 7ht mag not engaging

I know theres a thread running running already on the 7ht mag,but i've a quick question i own one of these reels for 2 years now and it is a pleasure to use apart from recently when after casting the reel won't reingage no matter how many times i turn the handle then when i try at home the reel reingages
Any ideas on what i can do to rectify as its so easy to fish with even for an idiot like me,maybe a proper strip down and service is required but who or is there anyone in ireland to repair if necessary,i know some tackle shops won't touch them and have recommended sending directly to daiwa,any tips
Tight lines

if you call into the Cork Angling Centre they have a notice up from a guy who does repairs and servicing, or even ring them and they might give you the number. i think his name is Derek. never used him so cant comment on his work.

my friend and fellow sai member chris has had this problem as well with his 7ht mag! it is seriously putting me off getting one as his is practically new i am sure he will post on this soon

Could be your pionion gear is warn, has the reel ever engaged during a cast lately( this can kill the pinion gear)
if so it's not a big job to fix

Hi,

i have had two 7th mags and the two of them went the same way as ur when cast out would not reel back in
sent them back the shop and the and was told i was the 5th and 6th reels back with the same problem
pionion gear.so went back to the abu reels.

www.courtownangling.org

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Cheers men for the replies,the reel has never reengaged during the cast,only after the cast when i go to put rod into the tripod,very annoying.
Red i'll give the magic roundabout people a call you'd never know,if not do i just return it directly to daiwa,now all i have to do is get it not engage again as just tried it again and its running fine typical

just remembered theres a guy working with my friend who fixes them too, might be the same guy. ill try and get his number and ill text it onto you if i can.

Thanks red

Could be your pionion gear is warn, has the reel ever engaged during a cast lately( this can kill the pinion gear)
if so it's not a big job to fix

it wont kill a pinion gear, if lads learnt how to loosen the drag off before a cast

Even at that the pinion wouldnt effect the spool release button, my guses is there is a spring or spring loaded lever somewhere thats not working correctly or the whole re-engaging mechanisim is fubared, not a major job at all. I have 2 of these (and one is from the very 1st batch of 100 released from the UK) and neither have given me a days trouble, great reels IMO

if lads learnt how to loosen the drag off before a cast

Very true,,,, and can save you from a multitude of problems, even if it re-engages during a cast it lets the drag take the sting out of it and doent cause crack off/loss of gear.

Even at that the pinion wouldnt effect the spool release button, my guses is there is a spring or spring loaded lever somewhere thats not working correctly or the whole re-engaging mechanisim is fubared, not a major job at all. I have 2 of these (and one is from the very 1st batch of 100 released from the UK) and neither have given me a days trouble, great reels IMO

if lads learnt how to loosen the drag off before a cast

Very true,,,, and can save you from a multitude of problems, even if it re-engages during a cast it lets the drag take the sting out of it and doent cause crack off/loss of gear.

i cant under stand lads that tighten down star drags the only thing i put it down to is inexperiance . now it's the oppisite story using i fixed spool, you have to make sure the spool is locked down to stop spool slipping during a cast and the line cutting through your finger

could be just full of fine sand etc , the old daiwas were a pure mule for clogging up open it up clean it and see what happens ,

Even at that the pinion wouldnt effect the spool release button, my guses is there is a spring or spring loaded lever somewhere thats not working correctly or the whole re-engaging mechanisim is fubared, not a major job at all. I have 2 of these (and one is from the very 1st batch of 100 released from the UK) and neither have given me a days trouble, great reels IMO

if lads learnt how to loosen the drag off before a cast

Very true,,,, and can save you from a multitude of problems, even if it re-engages during a cast it lets the drag take the sting out of it and doent cause crack off/loss of gear.

i cant under stand lads that tighten down star drags the only thing i put it down to is inexperiance . now it's the oppisite story using i fixed spool, you have to make sure the spool is locked down to stop spool slipping during a cast and the line cutting through your finger

I know that pain

Yes, Loosen it off enough so you can easily pull line off when needed, and yes always loosen off the drag completly when the reel is not in use.