Reddington Behemoth Rerl

[Mark L]

3 hours ago, East Coaster said:

On the one hand, if they're willing to service the reel for free at any point in the future, I guess that's a positive.  On the other hand, to have to mail it back (at your cost) and wait for them to get it back to you rather than simply provide you with the info you could use to service it yourself seems like a poor way to treat customers to me.  I will definitely avoid purchasing from them if that's the approach they're taking.

It’s a nice reel but I don’t use it anymore. I personally wanted something a bit more saltwater friendly. On the positive side I did catch fish on it and it held up fine. I’m sure if I wanted to I could take it apart without an issue but chose not to. 

[surfrat59]

No schematic necessary, generic Asian reel, all share many construction similarites since inception. Lay out a clean towel and a few basic tools and have at it, work slowly and don't be afraid of it, you'll have it cleaned and lubricated in no time. While many agree they're a good bang for the buck that feeling ends when trying to source replacement parts should you need...hence the price point.

[Quonnie]

Well I wish I could afford a Tibor but I can’t so the Behemoth it is it has served me well stripped bass bonefish Albies Bonita blue fish red fish snook

i just to service it correctly so a schematic would be nice to have

Edited March 19 by Quonnie
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[Killiefish]

Not a complicated reel to self service.  Put down white paper towels, remove clip, remove each piece and keep in linear order first to last in a line, and with faces of each piece in the correct orientation.  Clean or soak and dry each piece, lightly grease, then replace in same order/orientation. This isn't a rocket engine.

 

The one piece that may need replacing is the one way bearing.  These are a standard sized bearing used in many reels so should not be that hard to source.  That's only if the bearing is too compromised or can not be cleaned up.  It usually can be.

[Quonnie]

Just a follow up to the Schematic,      that I never got.

[isleomaniac]

Serviced my 7/8 Behemoth today.  The drag knob was frozen, so these are the steps:  1. Removed cap on reel handle side.  2. remove phillips screw and red washer.  3.  Then you can remove spool.  4.  dump the clutch bearing onto a short stubby screwdriver so you can know which way it goes back on.  5. clean out the housing and any small cavities and flush out with hot water, also clean salt and corrosion from reel frame with toothbrush and dish soap.  6.  remove retaining ring with retaining ring pliers.  I didn't have one, so used a small needle nose plier and a tiny screwdriver to pry it out.  7.  remove/pry out stainless steel pressure plate washer with a tiny screwdriver.  8. remove drag washer (non-metal)  9. Added penetration oil and reelx to sleeve area, and spinned to work in oils.  10. Worked drag knob back and forth to finally free it up.  Put it all back together using reelx on all parts, but did forget which way the clutch bearing went while cleaning it.  Turned out I did replace it correctly for a right hand reel.  

[isleomaniac]

DIY, make up your own notes, and draw up your own schematics.  You can look through the schematics for your other reels to help figure out some of the parts.  

[isleomaniac]

Serviced my 5/6 Behemoth today.  This one had more issues than the 7/8.  The clutch bearing was rusted on the main shaft.  Lubed and gently and gradually pried it off with a screwdriver, then cleaned and lubed the clutch bearing.  Next, found the main shaft and sleeve to be frozen, and not spinning freely like the 7/8 was.  Removed the retaining ring and pulled the SS pressure plate and drag washer off of the shaft.  Flushed some gunk out with hot water, and the shaft and sleeve now spinning freely.  Reelx everything and put it back together.  I have a set of retaining ring pliers due to be delivered today, but managed to do the job without them again.  The Behemoth is relatively easier to maintain than other reels with a lot of metal parts.  Probably should look for an extra clutch bearing that fits?