Glad it helped Marc. That's why I started the channel - to have folks do it themselves. Best wishes from up north! Dennis

You may also want to consider an Abu Ambassadeur with braided line. That will match up well. Thank you for the kind word and feedback - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle Yes, I have seem them at my local Pawn Shops, but I have thought that seem to be over priced especial when placed on the cheap rods they seem to married with. I have an old wider frame Ambassadeur 5000 (red), just seems a little to wide for hands and to nice to salt fish with it. I mean, I do wash off the reels and each trip and air them off. I will keep looking for narrow reel, Thanks Alex In Houston, Tx.

Wow - 200 is in sight! That is quite a collection Chris. Stick to it - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle I honestly don’t think I’ll ever reach 200. I simply don’t have the area to properly index and store that many reels. Also, at this point I have gotten most of the reels that I want. I’d love to get some of the later Penns than my Z reels. I’m talking about the ones made in the USA. Problem is I just can’t afford them. All the Penns from Greenies on up have soared in price making me grateful for the 11 I’ve got. I couldn’t do that right now. I think fishing reel collectors are coming out of the woodwork and driving up prices. So the only way I could buy some of these Penn reels is to sell others in my collection. I’ve worked too hard to do that so the rate at which I’ll accumulate additional reels is definitely going to slow down. Right now I’m looking at Japanese reels like Roddy and Shimano. Remember my collection has been based on the guideline that my vintage surf spinning reels would be mostly manufactured on or before 1980. I have a few that aren’t that age but very few.

I am not a chemist, so I stick to the ones labeled Fishing reel grease. If marine grease is working for you, go ahead and use it - Dennis

It may be the side plate bearing or it could be that the frame is out of square. Hard to say, but you initial thought on it having to do with the spool sounds right - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle thanks! The reel seems aligned properly so maybe I'll look into that bearing.

Which Pflueger are you referring to? There were a lot of manufacturers that used the single screw take apart systems and a lot of models were made by each. It is hard to compare without knowing the line you are asking about - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle Dennis, I think it is the Pflueger Capital 1989?

Some folks have used steel flat spring material to make their own,

Have you checked the handle hole and where it fits on the gear sleeve? It sounds like wither one or both of them is rounded over and is not holding in place. The gear sleeve is a brass soft metal and if the handle is not locked down tight, the arrow will wear away the shoulders and there will be nothing to grip. Check that first and replace either the gear sleeve or handle or both if needed - Dennis

@@2ndChanceTackle I have and it’s locked in place the entire handle and also shaft move (under pressure I have to really push) not sure if this is normal?

@@2ndChanceTackle here is a video I took. kzfaq.infoyzJyxqrtlbs?feature=share

I’m holding the spool but you can’t see it when it slips

Here is the link to the schematic from Mysticparts.com. You can get the part numbers and you can order from the site - Dennis