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RIJIMMY · 10-26-2005, 11:22 AM

My Penn 8500SS chocked on me last week. I opened it up last night and a one inch section of the main gear is completely ground down! This reel is roughly 1 year old. I never had this happen before. Is this common? Is this due to lower quality parts? Did I not maintain it sufficiently? Looks like I can replace the gear for about $8.

10-26-2005, 11:22 AM	#1
RIJIMMY sick of bluefish iTrader: (1) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: TEXAS Posts: 8,672	How the heck did I do this???? My Penn 8500SS chocked on me last week. I opened it up last night and a one inch section of the main gear is completely ground down! This reel is roughly 1 year old. I never had this happen before. Is this common? Is this due to lower quality parts? Did I not maintain it sufficiently? Looks like I can replace the gear for about $8.