Penn 525 Mag Service

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Penn 525 Mag Service - Well since my Penn 525 Mags have not been serviced since Ive been to scotland I decided to give them a bit of a service

Its amazing how much gunk gets in and as for sand well it get everywhere

Think I will only fish pebble beaches from now on

[pingu]

he he know what you mean
brought a neat little tool(ebay) which takes bearings out easy on 525's make job so much easier

[Ben]

i wasnt sure which bearings i was sposed to do when i did mine the otherday, but i was quite impressed how little crap came out of it all concidering it aint been done since i got it in easter

[aku94]

I've got reel cleaning and fixing to do to. I think I'll put it off some more, but It really does need to be don. Maybe this weekend.

[Drew]

Hi Folks,

I can't understand you guys, you all must have money to burn.

Why pay around £100 for a reel and not maintain it? All it takes is a flush out with warm water and put in the airing cupboard after each outing, and a strip down every other month to make sure that there is no corrosion. Why wait until the reel ceases in the middle of a fishing session?

Cheers

Drew

[Gary Caulfield]

Hi guys,

Servicing a mag is quite simple, really. Just clean off any grit that may have got in, and clean out / re-lube the bearings (All 6 of them - and yes, there are 6!).

Only bit of advice is to take care when removing the right side plate - the eccentric spring has a habit of heading for the stratosphere!

Any q's - give me a call - 0141 814 6565.

Gary
Penn

[aku94]

Originally Posted by Tasmanian Jim

Hi Folks,

I can't understand you guys, you all must have money to burn.

Why pay around £100 for a reel and not maintain it? All it takes is a flush out with warm water and put in the airing cupboard after each outing, and a strip down every other month to make sure that there is no corrosion. Why wait until the reel ceases in the middle of a fishing session?

Cheers

Drew

I don't pay 100 quid for any kit. More like (equiv of) 5 quid and I'm lazy. Have a whole long list of projects to do.

[Fishing Forum Admin]

Penn 525 Mag

All 6 of them - and yes, there are 6!

Oh maybe I did not do a full service then must have a look at the diagram and see what I missed

Good point about being careful when stripping a reel . I always do mine on a tray and on the kitchen table free of junk . Also I have about 6 bowls to put my screws and bits in as I go . There is nothing worse than seeing a 2mm screw roll off the table on to the old shag pile

Shame there is not a indepth step by step with loads of piccys on servicing a Penn 525 Mag > I Know blackbeard has done one but no piccys .

[pingu]

Originally Posted by Fishing Forum Admin

Penn 525 Mag

. I always do mine on the kitchen table free of junk . There is nothing worse than seeing a 2mm screw roll off the table on to the old shag pile

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bit posh floor covering for a kitchen richard , whats wrong with lino