bearings, bearings, bearings!

[Spongerider]

2nd. that, please?

[Rubberhook2]

Very interesting thread.

I'm curious Alan if you have heard of ceramic bearings? My neighbor owns a bearing manufacturing company and provides bearings to all the major reel companies. He is in the final stages of designing a completely ceramic bearing that will outlast even stainless steel bearings with zero corrosion of the ceramic materials used. Yes, they will be expensive but could revolutionize salt water bearings for a variety of applications.

Just curious if you have heard of the ceramic bearings and if so what your thoughts are about them...

[orlilan]

Sorry about the basic question, I'm new to fishing...

Alan is talking about lubes being "good protection, lousy freespool" and others vice versa.
- What is freespool??? researched a lot on this and it seems to so basic a term that the glossaries all use it a lot but don't define it.
-Since some lubes provide good protection and lousy freespool and others the other way around, how do we take that into account? what to use where and in which circumstances?

Thanks a lot.

[yknot]

when the reel is out of gear. The setting used to cast a lure or bait or drop straight down.

Grady

[SDtone]

Alan,

just wondering if you re-use these bearing sheilds or replace them with new ones???
thanks,
Tony.

[alantani]

once they're gouged out like this, i throw them away.

[oetheous]

What are your thoughts on using WD40 to clean/lubricate spool bearings? I have a procedure that includes taking out the bearings, flushing them out with WD40 and then reinstalling them, without anything else. I've done that for the past two years on my baitcasters. I've read on the WD40 website that it displaces water, cleans and slightly lubricates, even after it appears to be dry. I'm thinking this is the perfect stuff for my spool bearings. Then again I know there are a lot of negative opinions on using WD40 on reels. What do you think? Heres a link to their website WD-40 Frequently Asked Questions