slinkymalinky Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Hodgey sent me up his Penn Applause 2000 to take a look at. It's done a hell of a lot of work but robust as they are (I have a 3000 and love it), the reel was showing signs of the tough love it's had. Rather than a full tutorial, I just thought I'd focus on a couple of problem areas with the reel for those who might have similar issues. Here's the Penn Applause (Hodgey's 2000 in front)... ANTI REVERSE BEARING: Getting to this stage, the first step is to remove the retaining plate The drive shaft, shaft bearing and anti-reverse (AR) bearing collar then slip out as a unit Followed by the shaft bearing collar... exposing the AR bearing The first hint that all is not well here comes with having a close look... notice the rust! Giving it an experimental clean with a cotton bud confirms the worst. So there's nothing for it but to pull it out and give it as good a clean as I can... This is NOT for the faint-hearted... all those pins and springs have a mind of their own and will do their best to escape while they can While the majority of the rust is gone, there's some minor damage to a few of the pins so if this reel is to ever feel completely brand new again it would have to be replaced. Since Hodgey has upgraded reels several times recently, I think this one will stay as is. A film of lube applied using a cotton bud coated with light grease and then wiped over with a dry bud... and this bit's done. RIGHT SIDE BUSHING REPLACEMENT The other problem area with this reel was the right side plate bushing. It's nylon and after a lot of hard use it looked like this... Chewed up plastic explains why Hodgey described the reel as feeling a bit 'porridgey'. We can fix that. To get the bushing out, it first had to be accessed by removing all the other parts to get at it from inside the reel The bushing can be pushed out from behind To improve the reel even more, the bushing can be replaced with a bearing. Measuring the bushing, it was 7x11x3mm And my thinks I'm nuts for having 'all those parts' lying around. Look what I have for Hodgey!! Lubed with oil, the shields can be replaced and the bearing installed in place of the destroyed bushing. After those 2 jobs, the reel turns much more freely, although the damage to the AR bearing can be felt as a faint grittiness. To be honest, I'm not sure whether pulling the AR bearing apart and cleaning it has made it feel any better... and maybe it even feels a little grittier (or that could just be my paranoia)... but it's a reel that I'd be happy to own and fish with again and it will sure give it an extension of life. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zook2001 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I own two of those reels and even the brand new one has a slight grind to it but they are a reliable bit of gear,mine are 7000 series and have been the undoing of plenty of kingies.I did the same strip down a few months back and managed to get everything back together again but jeez I hate those AR bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 My thanks again, Slink. Six years on and that Applause is still accounting for it's fair share of fish. What a bonus to get the upgrade! I'm looking forward to giving it a workout again when it comes home Cheers Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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