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Garcia Mitchell 408; what should I expect?
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<blockquote data-quote="Smokey101" data-source="post: 499353" data-attributes="member: 33069"><p>Ok, I used Mitchell 301's (these are left hand 300's) from the 1970's into the 2000's</p><p>I still have 5 or 6 of them but I don't use them any more.</p><p>It was a known issue at the time that a new mitchell reel was stiff, because of the tight tolerances, but after a season or two or three, they (broke in). Problem was by the time the reel got really lose the bail and the rest of the reel was worn out.</p><p>I remember reading in field & stream magazine about the problem and how some of the pro fishermen of the day fixed it.</p><p>Now I don't recommend doing this, to your grandpa's reel but I did it once to a brand new garcia mitchell 301A and it did work great, the cause of the problem is not berings or a stickin shaft, it is how the gears in the reel mesh. They are too tight to spin freely.</p><p>The solution from the F&S article is to open up a brand new mitchell reel, remove all the grease and put tooth paste on the gears, then close up the reel and crank it for about an hour, this makes the gears lap in. Then open it up clean out the toothpaste and regrease it. You then will have a reel that will be smooth as silk, much better than anything you can buy today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Smokey101, post: 499353, member: 33069"] Ok, I used Mitchell 301's (these are left hand 300's) from the 1970's into the 2000's I still have 5 or 6 of them but I don't use them any more. It was a known issue at the time that a new mitchell reel was stiff, because of the tight tolerances, but after a season or two or three, they (broke in). Problem was by the time the reel got really lose the bail and the rest of the reel was worn out. I remember reading in field & stream magazine about the problem and how some of the pro fishermen of the day fixed it. Now I don't recommend doing this, to your grandpa's reel but I did it once to a brand new garcia mitchell 301A and it did work great, the cause of the problem is not berings or a stickin shaft, it is how the gears in the reel mesh. They are too tight to spin freely. The solution from the F&S article is to open up a brand new mitchell reel, remove all the grease and put tooth paste on the gears, then close up the reel and crank it for about an hour, this makes the gears lap in. Then open it up clean out the toothpaste and regrease it. You then will have a reel that will be smooth as silk, much better than anything you can buy today. [/QUOTE]
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