kross57 Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Can someone tell me how to R&R the rotor on a Mitchell 306/406? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apexkeeper Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Can someone tell me how to R&R the rotor on a Mitchell 306/406? Thanks! Gonna have to be more specific... You need schematics on how to assemble it or what? Not many parts in the rotor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kross57 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 How do you remove the rotor? On most reels there is a nut that holds the rotor to the reel body. Not in the 306. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apexkeeper Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Pop the spool assembly off (don't just unscrew the drag knob) Press the button on the center of the spool and pull the whole peice out. Under the spool assembly there is a black plastic ring with a slot on it that goes over the center of the shaft... take a dime (yes literally) and stick it in the slot on the plastic nut and unscrew it. Thats all that holds the rotor on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kross57 Posted November 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 Great!!! Thanks! How does the main gear come out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apexkeeper Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 The main gear is almost the last thing to be removed. The shaft has to come out by removing all the parts to the oscillation system/planomatic system inside the case. All these parts simply slide apart. Then the pinion gear and bushing get removed. Becarefull not to lose the rotor drive pin its tiny rectagular pin on the pinion gear. Pull the drive pin, Remove the bail trip arm via the tiny screw, Then pull the pinion gear bushing pin out. The pinion and bushing assembly should then slide out (Sometimes it needs to be persuaded out) after the pinion and bushing are clear of the main gear the only thing that holds the main gear in place is the handle which unscrews clockwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kross57 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Thanks very much. I appreciate the detailed response! I've got a reel I am trying to restore. Its a 406 with so much wobble the main gear keeps sticking. I'm guessing the bushing is shot. I also have an old 306 for parts. I'm going to see if I can use the bushing from the 306 in the 406 body. I know these reels are slightly different and evolved over time, but its worth a shot. Right? Anyway, thanks again. You seem to know these reels very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apexkeeper Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Thanks very much. I appreciate the detailed response! I've got a reel I am trying to restore. Its a 406 with so much wobble the main gear keeps sticking. I'm guessing the bushing is shot. I also have an old 306 for parts. I'm going to see if I can use the bushing from the 306 in the 406 body. I know these reels are slightly different and evolved over time, but its worth a shot. Right? Anyway, thanks again. You seem to know these reels very well. Just a note, the 406 uses a different pinion gear and bushing than the 306. The 406 has a roller bearing so the bushing is grooved out. You will lose this feature switching to the 306 bushing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kross57 Posted November 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Good to know. Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displaced Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 The 406 has a roller bearing so the bushing is grooved out. You will lose this feature switching to the 306 bushing. pictures please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggstriper Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 The main gear is almost the last thing to be removed. The shaft has to come out by removing all the parts to the oscillation system/planomatic system inside the case. All these parts simply slide apart. Then the pinion gear and bushing get removed. Becarefull not to lose the rotor drive pin its tiny rectagular pin on the pinion gear. Pull the drive pin, Remove the bail trip arm via the tiny screw, Then pull the pinion gear bushing pin out. The pinion and bushing assembly should then slide out (Sometimes it needs to be persuaded out) after the pinion and bushing are clear of the main gear the only thing that holds the main gear in place is the handle which unscrews clockwise. I've got a 306 stripped down to where I've taken the plastic nut off. I see a very small screw or pin (?) that seems to be the only thing holding the rotor on. Is that what you're talking about here? I'll take a pic tonight and post it tomorrow. Do you push that pin into the pinion gear with a small screwdriver to get the rotor off? The Bucks stop here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggstriper Posted January 31, 2012 Report Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here's a pic: The Bucks stop here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy z Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 The rotor should just slide up now. But be careful of that small key that is in that slot. AKN-2 USS Sagittarius BE ENCOURAGING, NOT DISCOURAGING <*((())))>< <*((())))>< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggstriper Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Yeah, mine must be pretty dirty so maybe that's why it's so hard to get off. I just pulled on it but I'll try tapping with a small hammer or something. The Bucks stop here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggstriper Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 I just received another Mitchell 306 that I got off of Ebay. It operates pretty smoothly but needs a new bail spring. The Bucks stop here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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