Penn Spinfisher VI 4500 Fishing Reel - How to take apart, service and reassemble
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- Penn 4500SSVI tutorial on breaking down, servicing and reassembling. See below for helpful equipment and supply links. If you found this video useful, please show some love by hitting the thumbs up button and consider....
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literally saved my mind trying to get that arm back on.. 🙌🏽
Excellent! Thanks for watching!
yeah, i keep this video on hand just for that very reason. it's literally the most difficult part to assemble back on .
Thank you and god bless you for doing an amazing job on this educational video. i managed to cleanand restore my spinfisher reel by myself for the first time. I made a mistake though where i wanted to clean out the parts from grease and dirt by using a solvent and inadvertently dunked the rubber seal in the solvent for a while with the rotor and ruined the security things that keep it attached. it seems to work fine for now but i will be ordering a replacement. those rubber seal holder, as you said, are pretty vulnerable and are not to touch.
You're welcome and no worries. Glad to hear the video helped you save some cash by doing it yourself. Sorry to hear about the seals.... yes, you should get replacements, just in case... I would even just go ahead and change them out once they come in. More vids to come. Spread the word about the channel.
@@TSGReelService Yes sir ! Greetings from Morocco
your channel is the very best reel service channel on youtube. Thank you, and please keep up the good work.
Thanks for checking out the channel and the compliment! Will do. Spread the word about the channel.
Great stuff, thanks, made my maintenance easy!
You're welcome and thanks for watching! Glad to hear it helped. Hit the thumbs up button and spread the word about the channel.
Good job on that reel Barry 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
Thanks Jan! Next vid soon.
@@TSGReelService ok. Cool, but why don't you go fishin' ? 😉😉😉😉😉
Lol I think I need to follow your advice and get out. I'm losing my tan! Lol
Thank you from Germany !
You're welcome and thanks for watching! More vids to come!
Disassembly and assembly of the bail system really intimidates me. Other than oiling the pivot points I’m reluctant to get in over my head. Thanks.
Thanks for watching, Steve! I get where you coming from. It can be intimidating if you've never done it before... but I believe you can do it if you take your time and follow the video. What's the worst that can happen? You take it to your local repair shop and ask them to reassemble it if you get stuck. And, if you successfully do it, now you're able to care for your reel without relying on someone else... if you choose. 🙂
@@TSGReelService thanks for the words of encouragement.
Awesomeness
Thanks Money! The 4000D video is finished and scheduled for next Sunday. Hope you enjoy it.
@@TSGReelService really appreciate it
Just what I needed...thankyou for all your videos ..so helpful..I'm hoping you might do an old rocket one day..6500..cs..foot number..il confirm that later..cheers from Ireland
You're welcome and thanks for watching! I don't get many Ambassadeurs in for service, but they have a tendency to come in bunches when they do, so I'll keep an eye out for it.
@@TSGReelService Hi.
My poor rocket has been returned at last.. it was borrowed...never a borrower nor a lender be..rings true here.. it was in Tenerife .. sadly.. it was dropped and the gear shaft and end nut have sheared the threads.. the little spring by the star drag is missing also... and the holder that keeps the end nut secured..Also missing are the brakes..its not magnetic..I think I bought it in 1990.. I can see the parts online..sort of..not the exact model.. I wonder if it was possible to send to you..I would be much happier with that outcome. I live in Southern Ireland.. how do I go about sending it to you if you would accept the reel and work to be done that is. I have used other multipliers much more modern than this.. but still prefer my rocket..just used to it I guess.. any way..please let me know how to go about it please and thankyou. Jeremy. Reel foot number is 040105 ..abu ambassadeur 6500 ct c3 sports rocket mk ii
I can see why the Stradics cost more, they are more complex internally, I have many of both, I don’t know if there is much need for the complexity of the Stradics. The Penns are great reels in their own right.
Thanks for checking out the video and sharing your thoughts. I think of the two different companies this way (although it's not necessarily true)... one has positioned themself to be the working man's reel (Penn) and the other seems to position themself as the Lamborghini of the industry (Shimano). They're both excellent products from each company.
Thx for making this video. As a spinfisher VI 4500 owner looking to upgrade the bearing on this reel, it couldn't be any better. Can I ask how many bearing huds and what sizes they are for this reel?
You can spend a lifetime looking for a dropped screw....Good stuff awesome fish on....
Thanks for watching! So true! 😭
hi nice work! instructive.
What do you think about the flat base sprocket?? doesn't give me much confidence.. hanging in the air.. I recently purchased a 3500 "7" and it is identical except for the brass crown
Thanks for watching and taking the time to inquire. I'm fine with them... they don't really hang in the air.... more pressed in between two things. I haven't seen the VII's close up yet.
If water cant get in , than maybe it could be filed with oil ?I think i will try baby oil so it doesent hurt the seals. And they shuld use a wet drag system , maybe I can convert it .the drag washers are getting crazy expensive , ive had to do a ton of maintaince on the old ss7500 drags with king fish , i sand down or lap the metal washers cuz they warp from all heat .
Thanks for watching and your input. Which particular reel do you have that you want to do this experiment with?
@@TSGReelService penn ssv 8500ll . can u tell me the direction to turn the botom drag to loosen ? , Some how it got over thight I guess and I dont want to break any thing . strange I didn't think I was over tightining it , unless there is a problem in side but ive only used it once .
I have the Baitrunner 4000D and it's had a swim in the water. I serviced it thanks to your video, but the handle needs replacing. The reel doesn't feel as solid as I'd like anyway. What do you think about this reel over the 4000D? Thanks!
Thanks for checking out the video! Glad to hear the video helped you work through the reel. If you're looking for a baitrunner, I would probably stick with the Shimano D or OC, but if you're looking for something that feels sturdier in your hands while fishing, I'd go with the Spinfisher.
Hey do you have a video of all the supplies/tools neeeded for servicing our own reels?
Thanks for checking out the video. No, but I plan on doing one that shows you what a good starting set of tools would look like like, so keep an eye out
Is the spinfisher vi 3500 the same? Great videos, very helpful thank you!
Thanks for checking out the video! I don't remember, but it should be pretty close. More vids to come!
Great video thanks. Where can I get a spare spool for this reel? Thx
Thanks. Try Mystic Parts.
In your video the spindle bearing came out with little effort. I am working on a Penn SSVI4500LL. I tried installing the nut on the spindle, placing the nut in a vice and pulling with force. The bearing will not move. How can this stuck bearing be removed? The rod and reel was found on the beach under about a foot of sand. And the inside of the body was a mix of sand and black grease.
Thanks for watching! It's probably frozen in there.... you'll probably need to replace the parts you can't separate.
Why are u greesing the drag washers ? I though its a dry drag system , does this reduce the max drag presure ?
Thanks for checking out the video. Yes, top end suffers slightly. Have you ever used the max drag on one of these?
@@TSGReelService no , I guess it depends on what kind of fishing u are doing , some people use one reel for every thing and catch grouper with them , but I would use a convential for that . how much do u loose of the top end 20% ?
I cannot seem to find a video in your library about the line clip in the spool you mentioned.
Thanks for watching, Bob! Check the following:
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Hello, out of curiosity how often should you do a deep service like this on the reel?
Also just wanted your opinion, I recently brought in my 8500 spin-fisher to get serviced, just maintenance wise since i heard its good to get it done every season. Apparently one of the screws was so corroded that he had to drill it to get the screw out. Has that happened to you? Also looks like he tried to pry it open with a flat head as there is a noticeable gap in between where the plates come together on the reel body. I just find it strange because he left a note saying that there was a lot of sand in the reel...but now with a hole in the reel body and the gap in the plates wouldn't that create more issues for me now?
Thanks for checking out the video.... probably every one to two years depending on usage.
Yes, I've snapped screws.... tapping and re-drilling holes, so I take preliminary steps to minimize that happening.
Yes, the gap could be an issue, so you could see if he can rebend it to fit better or how much a replacement side cover would be.
what daimeter line u spool on it and how many meters? (4500 series')
Thanks for checking out the video. Check your reel or Google for the specs. More vids to come.
I find that these reels feel very geary after short amount of time. Does this smooth out over the long run?
Thanks for watching! I think, if anything, they should start out geary and smooth out over time, but not start out smooth, go to geary and then smooth out. You may have a gear issue.
Hello, i have a question, i have had an accident where i broke a piece that holds the bail holder in its position, now it has an inclination but it still works fine, however, this is the second time where i'm using the reel as normal and as smooth as usual but it stops spinning and i can't reel back anylonger, first time was a couple of weeks ago, i opened it and greesed it and started working just fine, now i've got the same problem again, just want to know where the problem may lie and if it's something alarming and what to do, thank you ?
Hi, please be SPECIFIC of WHAT HAPPENED that caused something on the bail to break (did you drop the reel, how hard, bail bent, etc), plus let me know the PART NUMBER of the broken bail part ( find and use your schematics). Thanks.
@@TSGReelService Hello i have taken the time to reexam the reel twice more and i must say i still find it difficult to diagnose if there are any other problems with the bail system, is there a chance that i may for your help ? maybe i can send you a couple of pictures ? I have decided already that the rotor, part number 27 needs to be changed and i am willing to order it, but since ordering a part will probably take about a month or two (I live in Morocco) i want to be right on order all the parts that i may need. What happened was embarassing, there is a fishing spot that's like a rocky plateau and i wanted to save a lure that's been stuck to some mussels at the edge of the cliff below me, by lowering down the rod from its upper section and hitting at the lure with base of the rod to unstuck it, there was a wave coming towards me so in a panic i wanted to bring up the rod which was lowered down and accidentally impacted the bail holder on the rocks, i hope i have a painted the picture of what happened.
Morocco.... nice! Make about a 1 to 2 minute video of your reel going through its paces. Slowly crank it through 3 or 4 oscillations, slowly rotate the reel so I can see the rotor and bail, etc. What you described does not sound like there should be an issue with the rotor, unless you SLAMMED it against the rocks. These posts disappear for me, so the sooner you post the video, the better. Thanks.
@@TSGReelService i slammed the bail and the bail holder against the rocks, now there is a plastic tooth between the bail and the bail holder that keeps the bail in its place, now the bail hangs a little lower than usual, the tooth in question is on the rotor's side, which is why i want to change the rotor. by the way, where should make that video, here on youtube and then link it to you ?
Hi, yes, you can post it to CZcams and include the link here so I can view it. Include anything pertinent, like the tooth you referred to(etc), and the things I asked for. Thanks.