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Old 12-12-2012, 09:00 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by new jack View Post
Think a bearing is gone in my 275. Every once in great while It will spin backwards a quarter turn when fighting a fish.
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Yup, that's a bad A/R (clutch bearing) when they go bad that's what you will feel, skipping.

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Holy crap, $105 a service cycle?????? That adds up fast. I think you can do better with a Z. I service my own and keep some parts (which I've not needed so far) on hand. It only costs a few bucks/reel that way. Even a Stella is only $27 to service.
George, if you send them back every year it's about $47. Sounds like quite a bit but it gives you a warranty, it's worth it. My buddy send his back which was in need of repair and they changed just about every internal part and charged him $45.

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