Crossfire63

Bugger......Im working

Or another alternative if everything else checks out OK, if it bothers you, if you know a handy machinist (like ME) he could hard face the tongue on the goose neck and then mill it down so its a snug fit into the bar. Also climb underneath and make sure the bar is correctly tightened to the frame. Done quite a few repairs to frames caused by poorly fitted and maintained towbars

I would strongly advise against doing any welding on the bar unless you've got a Tig Welder or use hydrogen free rods as it may cause Hydrogen embrittlement at the site of the weld which will later crack. There isn't a cylinder inside the coupling, rather a large spring which may be weak or broken. Make sure the coupling is correctly adjusted to the ball by backing off the lock nut on the top of the coupling and tightening the locking screw. Make sure the cable on the brakes is correctly adjusted, you may have too much play in the cable

Depends whats wrong with it. your local tackle shop will be able to send it to Shimano for youor you can PM me and I'll see what i can work out. They're not an overly complicated reel and you can probably do it yourself. Check out www.alantani.com for a full tutorial

Put it in a pot with chilli, garlic, ginger, and an axe head. When the axe head goes soft throw the fish out and eat the axe head