How to grease and maintain your BAITCASTING REEL!! It's really not that hard! 

You gave some good information, but some not so good information as well. I’ll be the bad guy that points out a few things. 1. Stop turning the handle/gears with the spool removed. The spool in a Tatula supports the pinion gear. With the spool removed, the pinion is not supported in its proper position, and turning the handle/gears with it dropped, is one of the fastest ways to damage a gear set. 2. Alcohol is one of the worst choices for soaking/flushing bearings. Naphtha or Zippo lighter fluid breaks down the oil and grease much better, and faster, and leaves no residue. If a bearing is noisy, simply flushing and oiling usually isn’t enough. Use some compressed air to blow the bearing out following a soak to remove any debris in the bearing. 3. There are some critical contact points you did not address. The clutch cam plate, or thumb bar assembly as you called it, rides directly on the frame. It needs to be cleaned and greased as well. Also, the actual thumb bar needs grease on each side on the “slides” that clip into the frame. Also, a little grease on the bottom of the yoke, where the ramps on the clutch cam plate engage it needs grease. 4. Use more grease. You mentioned at the end that Daiwa tends to ship their reels a little dry, which is a fact, but you used as little grease as they did during initial assembly. A little more grease on the main gear and pinion will both protect the gear from metal on metal contact better, but also will not dry out as fast or wash away as fast. A little extra grease will not have adverse effects on the performance. 5. Most (not all) guys who service reels as a business, go much more in-depth in cleaning. We use expensive ultra sonic cleaners to remove dirt, grime, oil, and grease that a toothbrush and q-tips can not get. Every reel I touch gets completely disassembled, all the way to bare frame, including breaking down the handle. There is a reason we charge what we do, to do it properly. 6. Reel service should be performed annually to ensure top performance and extend longevity of any reel, regardless of brand. If you wait until it’s noisy or grinding, the damage is already done, and you will most likely be needing parts.

I've watched many reel maintenance videos. This is the first one that really clicked in my head. Alot easier to assemble the reel when you understand what each part does. Also eased my fears opening my first daiwa. Probably the easiest disassemble of any reel I've done.

Thanks for doing this! Getting ready to clean and change the bearings on four Tatula’s.

Thank you for posting this video. I used a new Daiwa reel for the first time yesterday (I typically use Abu Garcia and Shimano), and it was obvious it was not greased much from the factory based off the sound it made. This video is extremely helpful, as I do not like disassembly of reels. Thanks for taking the time to do this.

Thanks for your time to this. This really helped me to get my reel up and running smoothly again

Great breakdown and helped me a lot. You have a bunch of great reel videos!!

Thanks for doing this. I just started using baitcasters last season and put my tatula sv tw through the ringer last season and need to give it and my 3 other reels a cleaning but didn't know where to start

Awesome job! Made it look easy. I’m a Shimano fan boy with about 10 Curado K’s. I’ll be looking forward to that video and start doing my own reels. Thanks for doing this video.

Thanks for taking the time to show this PF... While it may not have been how the "pro's" do it, it was enough to keep the reel performing well until we can afford to to spend $50 per reel to have it done "properly". You'd be stunned how hard it is to find someone who cleans these reels "professionally". In the Orlando FL area, there's only one person (that I know of) who does this. Thanks again...

Greatest four words ever, it just looks cool,yes I agree thanks for the video.

Dude you saved me a whole lot of brain damage but my Daiwia back together. This reel I used a short period last season and always had some gear noise. So I tore her down and couldn’t get the drag to engage. Watch your video and so my mistake and back in business again . But the reel still has the noise , so I’ll up grade the bearings and see how that works out.🤔 Your explanation is spot on. I’ll definitely be watching more of your videos thanks again.

Great video for close up taking the reel apart. Been looking at other people’s video of taking the reel apart and was just not confident after watching their video as they make it more complicated. Would love to see you do video on shimano reel too like the Metanium or Antares

Can't wait for the shimano video. Looking forward to it.

Well versed and well instructed with good tips . For left handed users be aware. It took me 4 disassembles till I realize the clutch gear is supposed to go other way. 😂

I like using a zip tie or similar to keep parts in their proper order/position as I take them out of the reel

I would love to see how you clean a Daiwa spinning reel! I have a few in need and the last time I tried I ended up totally lost.

Where do I go to buy aftermarket bearings? And what are your recommendations? Why do you replace the factory ones?

Thanks for the vid I need to take apart a first gen Tatula sv for maintenance.

My Daiwa Alphas Air TW has been left at home without usage for 1 year. Took it out and its dry and noisy. Greased and oiled it up that i could feel it's now buttery smooth but the noisy problem still exists. Would you think that the sound is caused by some sort of rusted/damaged bearing?

hi there..i have a question...can i clean the one way bearing with lighter fluid?

Haha...wait until you mess with an OG Shimano Exsence DC 8.0:1...removing the tiny c-clip that holds on the tiny mechanism that creates the outgoing drag indent sound, is a hair pulling experience...not to mention the two larger tension springs around the toothed plastic wheel that the tiny metal mechanism clicks on. And just when you think you're in the clear, reassembly is even more difficult and tedious. Lol. Unfortunately, there's no way around the above noted work as it's the only way to access and remove the main gear, washers, single drag washer, pinion gear, etc., in order to do a full and proper scrub down/clean/relube. Good stuff man, thanks for sharing and picking up the slack tide left, with Scoobs no longer doing these breakdowns on Tackle Advisors.

Ok, I'm curious, I never hear of upgrading the main shaft bearing . I understand the spool bearing upgrade but I think upgrading the main shaft bearing to a ceramic would be of some benefit also. Am I wrong with this? Also anyone know the main shaft bearing size for the Tatula sv tws and the Shimano curado 200dhsv?

hey bud, great video!. may have missed something but when I put my Tatula 100h back together, I click down the spool for casting and it doesn't close up on its own when I cast now? have you seen this? I went back thru my reel taking plates off and such and cant seem to find where I went wrong? everything is lining up right. seems odd. star drag works, everything is smooth but now it seems like i have to close the thumb button on my own instead of slightly reeling to close it. ideas??

Please make the Shimano reel version

One thing to remember is to NOT turn the handle when the spool in removed. When you spin the handle you can hear the not perfectly aligned gears grind a little. That is slightly damaging the gears.

I see a Wera. Great taste all around.

I was just about to send some reels in, I’m only a few minutes into watching this so not at home to look now, but is a regular tatula 100 similar? I’ve got half sv’s and half standard tatulas

shimano now pls, great video

Automotive Brake parts cleaner works amazing for cleaning parts, it also evaporates after and doesn't leave residue. Also it's hella cheap lol

Great video! Can we expect a similar video for Shimano bait casters or spinning reels?

If i were to do this with the Diawa Steez is it the same or similar?

After I cleaned and greased my tatula i feel a vibration on my handle when turning the handle is the normal?

Would this cleaning work for my zillion HD 2015? Just got it and need to know how to maintain it

I second the soaking bearings. Every year I soak mine. I'm slow so it takes me about an hour to clean my reels taking them apart down to the wormgear. So usually the first thing I do is pull all the bearings and soak them in isopropyl alcohol while I'm doing everything else. You can use isopropyl alcohol on everything else too, just be careful with plastic pieces, as it can discolor them if you soak them. I like it because it evaporates clean with no residue.

What do u charge? Can I send u some reels to clean?

My gf hates the smell of Reel Klean 😂.

"The real moment of truth" bearing doesn't need a drop of oil?

You never did the shimano cleaning you said you would do.

Great video, I’m not sure if I would refer that reel as being a cheap reel ? $200.00 is a cheap reel ? Anyways, I would suggest using latex gloves when working on the internal parts. Your hands have salt and it’s better to wear gloves. I would recommend putting a tiny bit of lock tight on the 3 main body screws when you reassemble. You can still get them free for the next cleaning.

Says it’s not hard me seeing a 32 min video🤯

Be careful and go slow, otherwise you’ll get a small explosion of tiny little parts everywhere when you open it. 😂

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Didn't grease your drag

You're better off adding a few drops of oil to your worm gear, grease attracts dirt

Jeez…if you’re gonna do a how to video, you need to do your homework first. Learn the words, definitions.