Sticky reel handles

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Pylstert

Sealiner
Hi All,

Please advise how to get sand out of a reel handle, one of my Toriums and SL50SH have sand in the handle shaft and the handles are not turning so lekker, I tried blasting it out with Q20 but all that did was increase the grinding noise.

What to do?

Thanks

Pylstert
 
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Nepptune

Sealiner
Pyl - Can you not take them apart completely? For me, if there is sand anywhere, the best solution is usually just to take the WHOLE thing apart and rinse it all out....
 
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Pylstert

Sealiner
&^%$#@@! no they are riveted - so you can't take them apart. The rest gets taken apart to the last spring and o-ring for servicing, not sure why the manufacturers can't make removable handle knobs.
 
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Nepptune

Sealiner
Thats kinda strange..... Seems logical that one should be able to remove them... Have you tried high pressure compressed air?
 
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duane

Senior Member
Pylstert

I had exactly the same situation and did exactly what you did.

The problem is that the Q-20 is oily and thus "holds" the sand grains between the sleeve and shaft of the handle assembly.

The only way I managed to sort it out is by submersing the reel handle (Q-20 and all) under hot water with sunlight liquid in it. rotate the handle continuously under the water while holding it in such a way that the sand grains can work their way downwards and out.

The sunlight liquid will break down and remove the Q-20/oil & grease while the water will slowly wash away the sand grains and allow them to escape under gravity.

Don't forget to re-lube the handle assembly properly again afterwards.

Hope you have success !!!!

GONE FISHING............
 
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Pylstert

Sealiner
Hi Duane, shot I will try that,

Nepps - it's your stock standard multiplier handle, you can't remove the handle knob, the only thing you can do is to wait for the salt and sand inside to grind the shaft off... or try Duane's trick?
 
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Reefman

Sealiner
Pylie... I would certainly try compressed air boet. First thing I would do is soak the handle in Benzine for 10 minutes to remove ALL the oil/grease. Let it dry in the sun or with a hair dryer. Then whack it with compressed air - ask your friendly dentist to blow it clean for you   :spite hehehehe.
 
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Reefman

Sealiner
Pylstert, have you seen Alantani's handle upgrade? I'm thinking of doing that to my reels.... besides getting a nice big manageable handle that doesn't give blisters, it allows you to bolt your own handle on, therefore you are able to remove it.

It invloves drilling the rivets out of the old handle and bolting a new one on....
 
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Pylstert

Sealiner
[color=#006600]Reefman[/color] wrote:
The other alternative is to throw your Torium away and buy a Daiwa! :?

::eek:op:: Better not go there.....
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Reef I have a Daiwa that has got the same problem !!!!!!!:D:D:D the darn things break off eventually because of the sand grinding and salt corroding in there

Thanks you are right, the answer is to replace the rivet with a bolt or such like so that all of them, do you have a link to Alan's upgrade perhaps?

I don't want to go and visit the dentist every time sand gets into the handle, by the way do your patients know that you use your dental equipment to service your reels? I can just imagine the look on a patient's face when you scratch in their teeth with an instrument you accidentally soaked in benzine instead of savlon :spite 
 
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Pylstert

Sealiner
Great thanks Reef, that's one huge handle! I wonder why the manufacturers don't make the grips bolt on as standard.
 
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Ian F

Senior Member
I keep a paint brush in my fishing box (25mm - 50mm wide). I find this very useful for getting rid of sand on my reel, and even just dusting down the fishing box before putting it back in the car. The long bristles tend to flick the grains out. Obviously once they have gone up the shaft of the handle, then more stringent measures are required to get them out.

 

Ian F
 
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