Shimano Aero GTE 8000

[riclaasmieliebom]

Does anyone know where I can get my shimano 8000b serviced in JHB??

 

[JustPlainSHARK]

Shimano is distributed by Rapala in SA. Their shop/warehouse is somewhere in Honeydew or there abouts. Try to get their address on their website. They do service the reels.

 

[riclaasmieliebom]

Thanks Justplainshark!!! Will look them up.

 

[Tweezer]

Shimano service

1489 Zeis rd.

Lazer Park ext.5

Honey Dew

011 794 6950

Generator

 

 

 

 

[KarpKing]

riclaasmieliebom, why dont you service them yourself they are easy to service,

 

[riclaasmieliebom]

Hi,

Not to sure where to start, Maybe you could help with a fault that I have and give me some insight.

I have a vibration on the spool when realing in weight, not sure what is causing this but the obvious reason "Service". But this could not be true as i have only had them for about 2 years. I have checke the mechanics and all looks fine to me.

Any suggestions

 

[KarpKing]

riclaasmieliebom wrote:

Hi,

Not to sure where to start, Maybe you could help with a fault that I have and give me some insight.

I have a vibration on the spool when realing in weight, not sure what is causing this but the obvious reason "Service". But this could not be true as i have only had them for about 2 years. I have checke the mechanics and all looks fine to me.

Any suggestions

Well 2years can be long time depending on how much you have fished with them and how many times they have taken a swim., I took my 8000gte to langebaan and they lasted 2weeks then the drags were so bad that had to service them there. But my other 2000spirex that I only use in fresh water still works 100% and they are probably 6years old and they have been hammerd and have not had a swim.

I am going to explain this part in afrikaans hehe, as jy 'n vibration op die spool het en dit was nooit daar nie dan is die kanse goed dat die katrol dalk 'n hou gevat het iewers, sulke goed gebeur sonder dat mens dit eers agter kom partymal. In my geval het die pen in die middel wat die spool op sit gebuig mar dis soo min dat jy dit nie met die oog kan sien nie, en net 'n klein buig maak lat daai spool erg vibrate. en as dit die geval is vat hulle mar in lat hulle daai part vervang. mar onthou net ek se net wat het met myne gebeur het joune kan dalk 'n heeltemal ander issue he.

 

[riclaasmieliebom]

Thanks,  I have only ever fished them fresh water! So not sure,  I have broken down and send them to shimano to have a look at.  I am sure they will sort it out.

Thanks anyway

 

[CaptainJack]

Hey riclaas

Did you come right at Shimano, have the same reels and the same slight vibration on the one, would like to know what was wrong with yours...

 

[riclaasmieliebom]

No,  I really need to take them into shimano to get serviced.4

 

[Bottie]

riclaasmieliebom wrote:

Hi,

Not to sure where to start, Maybe you could help with a fault that I have and give me some insight.

I have a vibration on the spool when realing in weight, not sure what is causing this but the obvious reason "Service". But this could not be true as i have only had them for about 2 years. I have checke the mechanics and all looks fine to me.

Any suggestions

My 6000B has the same problem. Reel it in fast(just the sinker), and it feels like an electric drill. Maybe the pin holding the spool could be bent.