525 Bearings ruined

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Mr_Green · #1 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:47 pm

I messed up one of the bearings on the 525 mag tonight...i forced it out and cracked the inside ring, it exposed the bearings balls... so i need new bearings i seen these on ebay...any1 any views?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Penn-525-tourname ... dZViewItem

#2 Post by **m.b3** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:18 pm

one of my 525 has crushed bearing in it. it has not affected the reel on any noticable level- it's still my favourite!! it's just harder to oil up! if ye can get away with it....

Mr_Green · #3 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:32 pm

theres only a little clink every few turns...havent had it out the door yet so i dunno what the performance will be like... it wasnt very nice to me on sat...3 birdies in a row then i packed it in the bag...needed to reload the line and clean it out...

#4 Post by **m.b3** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:37 pm

u got sound effects?!

mine still runnin quite. the supermag is a niosy bugger though. annoys me! if u can get bearings cheap sure why not go for it! check to see if your magnets have not popped out- can be the cause of mysterious birdies....

Mr_Green · #5 Post by **Mr_Green** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:39 pm

cheers mark...was doin my box in man..just packed it in for another reel... ill see what thes core is with these first and if they r bomb jacked then its time for new 1s

#6 Post by **MAC** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:40 am

Bought a couple of sets of these myself. Haven't used them yet, but can say the ebayer is first class. My bearings seem fine. Make sure you use red rocket oil on them though.

Kev

#7 Post by **Donagh** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:09 pm

The one thing to be warey about ceramic bearings is there is nylon in them that dissolves in petrol.

Donagh

Mr_Green · #8 Post by **Mr_Green** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:36 pm

so would id dissolve in lighter fluid...i know they are basically the same chemical?