mwbrand Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 How many change out there bearing on their reels. Been seeing all those HP bearing on Ebay for 14 dollars just wandering if any do it and if they make your reel better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 ceramic berring are good...but expensive.....i added them them on our Chronarchs....we added Ceramic Rocket Bearings i think momma pd about $50 for each reel.....but man are they smooooooooooooooooooth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I replace them when they begin making noise. I only use one type of reel and that is teh Sf Gold case Shimano Chronarch's and about 4 years ago I found a reel shop going out of business and I bought 24 bearings and 12 pawls for $40.00 for my reels so I have enough now to last me long enough that the reels will well out live me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtewes Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I took a 1990 model Shimano Citica and replaced the bearings with ABEC 7s. I clean them once a year and keep hot sauce on them. I am still using this reel today after 22 years. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I took a 1990 model Shimano Citica and replaced the bearings with ABEC 7s. I clean them once a year and keep hot sauce on them. I am still using this reel today after 22 years. J Alot of folks don't know you can take those old Citica's and remove that side cover with the spool bushing in it and replace it with a bearing and you pretty much have a Curado with a slower gear ratio. Makes great Spinner Bait reel................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Boca Bearing orange seals are what I replace my stock bearing with but only when they begin to make noise. Ceramics are the best performing and they can be run dry but the only problem is that they are noisy, so to quiet them down I put a small drop of light oil on them and I mean a small drop, this will make them quieter and still give you added performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jtewes Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Alot of folks don't know you can take those old Citica's and remove that side cover with the spool bushing in it and replace it with a bearing and you pretty much have a Curado with a slower gear ratio. Makes great Spinner Bait reel................ That is all that reel is used for. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 That is all that reel is used for. J That was all I used my for when I was fishing the Citica's after I put the bearings in it. Perfect gear ratio for Blade baits......... :banana057: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Boca Bearing orange seals are what I replace my stock bearing with but only when they begin to make noise. Ceramics are the best performing and they can be run dry but the only problem is that they are noisy, so to quiet them down I put a small drop of light oil on them and I mean a small drop, this will make them quieter and still give you added performance. Hey Dan, if you are having a problem with those ceramic you might need to find a bottle of Rocket Fuel. It's a little costly but man does it work great on the ceramic bearings. I have a bottle of it I bought about 5 years ago and man is it great stuff, but like I said a little pricy. I think I gave about $8.95 for 3 oz bottle but still have it cause 1 drop gets the job done........JMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwbrand Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 you can get boca orange for 29.95 or the abec 7 for 14.99. Got me a curado 200g6 and a citica 200e i'm gonna replace the bearing in i guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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