Orange Seal Bearings

[davidsa]

I will post how to reach the guy when he replies to me. I know him via tackletour.com and email. We have had numerous equipment trades of equipment over the years.

I've got one of the MG50's all spooled with 10# FC line and an hair jig. Now if this weather will ever break and let me get down to C-land for a weekend!!!

[davidsa]

Guys-

The gentlemen I got my bearings from does not have a web site and it may be a few months before he gets one. He said to direct anyone interested to him via email.

Don't really like to post someone's email in public so give me a PM if you want his email and tell him davidsa from tackletour sent you. Bronzefly has several thousand posts on tackletour.com and is a very nice and reliable guy.

I have now upgraded all my shimano reels with these bearings besides one and I'm waiting for bronzefly to get his next shipment in to finish the last Shimano. Let me share a few things I learned playing with bearings over the last 3 weeks.

1- While I never add more then a small drop to my bearings mid-year in the reel, I now realize that is likely too much. When I remvoed the stock bearings some had more oil then they needed.

2- Both the Orange Seals and the ABEC 9s from Bronzefly require very little oil. If one adds too much these will cease to spin on a toothpick. I tried to get a very very very small amount of oil on the bearing so that it would spin great on the toothpick. I use TG's Yellow rocket oil.

3- The stock shimano bearings from all my reels will spin about 3-4 seconds after you remove them from lighter fluid. After they fully dry (1 hour to 24 hours for sealed), they stop spinning. A small drop of oil further slows them down. When you install them in the reel they are under load and will turn.

4- In the shimano's with empty spool, the ABEC 9's will spin for 17-22 seconds. Factory bearings for 7-11. Orange Seals about 16 seconds.

5- I did not upgrade my ABU Revo Premiers. I read in several places that upgrades did not help a great deal and it takes 3 bearings to upgrade. I also noticed that my ABU without upgrade throws a 3/8oz jig as far as my E7 with upgrade. Don't celebrate ABU too fast though because relative to the Shimano it is pitching disabled

if anyone contacts Bronzefly and orders some bearings, make sure you post your thoughts.