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Bob Senior · 11-14-2001, 08:41 AM

BTW, I use a 4500 SS on one rod (9-footer), and the anti-reverse system in those things is really archaic. I've gotten so I can field-strip my Penns in about 10 minutes (slight exaggeration!!!) to fix the anti-reverse system.

The biggest problem I have had with anti-reverse is that the a-r handle loosens on the shaft that connects it to the inside mechanism. That and finding the long, U-shaped spring (that straddles the brass gear) to be stretched out a hair too much, inside the reel. Just take it apart, and make a drawing of components while you disassemble it the first time, and squeeze the spring so it grips the gear a little tighter, and the a-r will work fine every cast--at least mine (three reels, old) have.

A bunch of us down here in Southern RI were having bail snap back problems and found that reversing the two bail screws stopped the problem. Apparently they are not the same--one appears to be aluminum and the other is stainless. If you ever have bail snap back problems, try just reversing those two screws. It has worked every time among the old dawn patrollers down here.

11-14-2001, 08:41 AM	#3
Bob Senior Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Wakefield, RI Posts: 298	Light reels BTW, I use a 4500 SS on one rod (9-footer), and the anti-reverse system in those things is really archaic. I've gotten so I can field-strip my Penns in about 10 minutes (slight exaggeration!!!) to fix the anti-reverse system. The biggest problem I have had with anti-reverse is that the a-r handle loosens on the shaft that connects it to the inside mechanism. That and finding the long, U-shaped spring (that straddles the brass gear) to be stretched out a hair too much, inside the reel. Just take it apart, and make a drawing of components while you disassemble it the first time, and squeeze the spring so it grips the gear a little tighter, and the a-r will work fine every cast--at least mine (three reels, old) have. A bunch of us down here in Southern RI were having bail snap back problems and found that reversing the two bail screws stopped the problem. Apparently they are not the same--one appears to be aluminum and the other is stainless. If you ever have bail snap back problems, try just reversing those two screws. It has worked every time among the old dawn patrollers down here.