Berleyguts Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) I thought I’d dig out some of my old gear that I’d kept to repair/tweak on a rainy day. Guess that time has come! I have an old Shakespeare 2401 spinning reel - a sweet little reel in its day - I caught a lot of fish on it with 1 or 2kg mono. It’s in pretty good condition but the bail arm doesn’t always trip over when I wind the handle. Any tips on what to look for when I pull it apart? I don’t think I have the schematics anymore but from memory it’s a pretty simple reel. Thanks, Baz Edited April 7, 2020 by Berleyguts Punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) If it was working fine before you put it into storage, its possibly a little corrosion or gummed up oil/grease stopping it from tripping properly. Loosen the screw on the bail roller arm just a little, squirt a little Inox around and manually trip it a few times to see if it loosens up. If that's the case, just strip it down, give it a good clean, lubricant and you're good to go. Nice little reel by the way. I had the smallest blue series Shakespeare. They had the smoothest drag going back in the day. Edited April 7, 2020 by Green Hornet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Green Hornet said: If it was working fine before you put it into storage, its possibly a little corrosion or gummed up oil/grease stopping it from tripping properly. Loosen the screw on the bail roller arm just a little, squirt a little Inox around and manually trip it a few times to see if it loosens up. If that's the case, just strip it down, give it a good clean, lubricant and you're good to go. Nice little reel by the way. I had the smallest blue series Shakespeare. They had the smoothest drag going back in the day. Thanks. No, I put it away when the auto trip stopped working properly and never touched it since! Many, many years! But I’ll have a crack at it soon, thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 The next size down, the 2499 is my all time favourite reel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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