How do you fix the locking mechanism on a spinning fishing reel?
Sounds like the anti-reverse failed on you. It could be sticky, old reel grease gumming up, it could be debris build up inside the reel, it could be weakened spring, or it could be worn out parts. Since the reel failed to work properly already, you mind as well take the reel apart and try to fix it yourself. I think most people could fix a fishing reel most of the time. Don’t pop everything apart at once. Do it step by step and try to memorize where each part goes. You’ll need to remember the orders of the washers as well. Taking notes will really help because you can’t always remember everything. Fishing reels aren’t that complicated. There’s only one correct way to put them back together. If you study the parts a little, you should be able to figure out how anti-reverse mechanism worked. Usually, there’s only one spring and one lever biting onto one gear. Once you figured out how everything worked, disassemble and clean all internal parts. If its weakened springs, you could bend (lea
