refurbushing old 704 greenie

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by RickBomba

Also,
If I take the arm that goes from the main gear to the shaft off at the screw at the base of the shaft and the grommet that attaches to the main grear, the reel has great movement.
Help.
Thanks,
Rick

You should be able to pull the shaft out. If you can't, it is frozen. Turn it upside down, put some Liquid wrench around the shaft where it goes through the cylindrical pinion gear, wait over night, tap it a few times and yank it out, clean it and the inside of the gear with emery paper, and it should work fine. Best spinning reel ever made (once you convert it to manual pickup).

[Mike P]

Someone came into Mike CC's shop earlier in the week with the same problem. Mike said it was seized because of salt build-up underneath the main gear, at the handle stem. Clean that out too while it's apart. It could also have a bent main shaft.