When cleaning your reels, what is the general rule of thumb for what parts you grease and what parts you oil?
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When cleaning your reels, what is the general rule of thumb for what parts you grease and what parts you oil?
[QUOTE=dabassking;480318]When cleaning your reels, what is the general rule of thumb for what parts you grease and what parts you oil?[/QUOTE]
Grease the gears, oil the bearings.
Don't put grease in the levelwind worm gear/pawl. It will collect dirt and wear those parts down. Use just a couple drops of GOOD oil on those.