Shimano Stella reel maintenance

[zimmy]

Agree. send it to shimano. Last time I sent mine it came back with new main drive and pinion gears, clean and lube for about $30. Same deal from daiwa for my saltiga cost me about $250.

[Got Stripers]

Agree $25 for a yearly cleaning and replacement of parts is well worth it and why I'm a big Shimano fan. Occassionally I send old stuff back they no longer support with parts, but otherwise they are really good.

[numbskull]

As above, the stella is covered by shimano's platnium service. This means that basically for the cost of return postage both they will perform extensive service on the reel for no additional charge. They tend to replace all sorts of expensive parts although my experience is that this does not typically include seals (since my SW5000 has experienced water damage twice).

[fish raptor]

Originally Posted by numbskull

As above, the stella is covered by shimano's platnium service. This means that basically for the cost of return postage both they will perform extensive service on the reel for no additional charge. They tend to replace all sorts of expensive parts although my experience is that this does not typically include seals (since my SW5000 has experienced water damage twice).

Well it looks like the vote is unanimous.... sending it back to Shimano.
I'm confused about numbskull's post stating "Shimano's Platnium Service" ??

A big thanks to Numbskull, Got Stripers, Zimmy, Gloucester2 and Tysdad115.

Like I said, I love that reel, however it aint never going back to Cutty.
Were going to get another for that....