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Perhaps as a cautionary tale, I thought I should close out what happened for me on this one I received and replaced all the ball bearings in the reel today and whilst doing so, I noticed the roller clutch assembly has some corrosion. Seems like the previous owner might have dropped it in the drink at some stage. In any case, I will need to replace the roller clutch assembly to get the reel back into tip top shape. After putting the reel back together I found it was ever so slightly smoother but the handle was still unexplainably heavy to turn. Another $45 down the drain! At least I know how a spinning reel works now... maybe worth the lesson Would a slightly corroded roller clutch assembly explain heavy turning of the reel?

What!? Really? Can't tell if serious or trolling!

Thanks everyone!!! How much does a proper service usually cost? I am treating this as a learning exercise now to see if I can do this myself - there's no way I would have disassembled my Certates, Ignis or Luvias reels. This Stradic 1000 reel cost me about $140 and I've dropped $35 on bearings, $8 on a Carbontex drag washer and also just ordered Daiwa reel oil for about $12 so I am about $195 in on a reel that I could have bought brand new for a little more 😖. I'm thinking if I replace the 6 bearings in the reel with the brand new stainless steel ones, oil them with the Daiwa oil which has a needle point as I go and add the carbontex washer in I should be good to go? The interesting thing is that the startup inertia for turning the handle isn't great, but it seems worse when reeling at speed...

Hi All, First post - hope this question makes sense... I recently bought a Stradic 1000HGFK second hand and it seems in pretty rough condition. When I spin the handle really fast on my other Stradic reels and let go they usually keep rotating for 4-5 seconds plus. They're light to start cranking and feel smooth. This reel on the other hand is heavy to start turning and feels like it is pushing back against me gently. If I spin it really fast it only keeps spinning for 1-2 seconds. I've taken it apart completely to see what was going on and it seems there is some light rusting in the top pinion ball bearing. I took it out and cleaned it up a bit and added a little grease but it didn't get much better. Could a slightly rusted pinion ball bearing be the cause of this issue or should I be looking elsewhere? I ordered a set of 6 replacement stainless steel ball bearings already and am hoping installing these will fix the problem. Thanks in advance for any advice! Cheers, Sam