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| I have a St. Croix PM66MH that the reel seat moves back & forth(left to right) about 1/2" independently of the rod and handle. Is it possible to fix without sending in to St Croix? It is about 10 years old so it is out of warranty. Thanks. |
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Location: London, England | Drill a few holes in the reel seat under where the foot of the reel sits (so you can't see them when the reel's back on after the repair) and pour warmed up expoxy into the holes. The warm (more runny) expoxy will run round the voids between the reel seat and the blank and should fix the reel seat tight again. |
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| I was hoping something fairly easy like that would work. What would be a good way to warm up epoxy? Thanks again!! |
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| 10 to 20 seconds in the microwave. Heat the two parts individually before you mix them. Use something like Devcon 2-ton 30 minute epoxy. 30 minute is stronger than 5 minute.
Edited by Partycrasher 5/18/2009 10:14 AM
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Agreed...
any two part epoxy will work well, although ones that set slower will have a stronger bond. Although if you do use Devcon, I believe they have a 5 minute 2-ton epoxy that will not break, even though it sets up really quick.
I have warmed up epoxy using hot water as well. with the method being applied here, though, it will need to be very warm to get it thin enough to do the job.
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Location: Smith Creek | Expired warranty or not, St. Croix will fix your loose reel seat no charge (other than the S&H) Those old Premiers have cardboard shims so even if you do inject it it will break loose again and there's a possibility you'll damage the blank drilling your holes. If you send it in they'll replace the cardboard shim with a composite shim that won't brake loose ever again. |
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| ya if you cant fix it yourself st. croix will fix something that small for you. |
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St. Croix rod reel seat loose. How to fix?