OLD REEL COLLECTORS
Reels of the Past and Some Still Here => PENN REELS => Topic started by: nomdeplume57 on January 12, 2021, 07:32:51 PM
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Got this Penn 209 with Box Tool ,Grease Tube ,Papers and Rod Clamp Kit .
It looks like Hell and ;this was probably stored near the Ocean as it has all the signs of it .
It would barely turn at all so I opened it up to see what gives and to my surprise I don't think it was ever used as all the Factory lube had hardened to the point the internal level wind gears were almost frozen causing all the hard to turn probs . The drags look as if they had never turned against each other and the bottom one under the sleeve was still white .
Here are some pix as I go through it .
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The Corrosion evident on all parts of this Reel make it look like a Goner
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Here is a pic. of the Drags and they look un-used
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Here is a pic. of the Box with and the side plates off
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Took some time to get the level wind mechanism out of the bearing and this was why the Reel was so hard to turn as the Factory Lube had hardened .
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Cleaned and polish things up
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Back Together
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