I dunked my Stradic - what to do?

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    Posted: 06 Jun 2017 at 3:12pm
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Hi folks,

Due to a travel rod inadvertently coming apart at a join while I was dealing with a thrashing flathead (while up to my knees in an Australian estuary) I dunked my Shimano Stradic 4000FJ in the water. Full immersion for about a second.

This happened last Saturday.

I wiped the reel down with a soapy fresh water using a cloth when I got back to our unit.

But I've never dunked a reel in salt water before. So my question is what to do now that I'm home.

Do I need to now get a full take-it-apart service, or take any other action?

Thanks.
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A good soak of rinse in fresh water, drip dry with the drain holes down (if any present) but first tighten up,the drag
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Hey TK
I would recommend having it stripped down and cleaned and lubed as a preventative measure, if any salt water has entered the internals then there will be serious corrosion taking place as body , pinion and roller clutch bearing and handle are not sealed, if you have had it serviced recently then it possibly has a good coating of marine grease on gears etc and will be fine with some drops of oil on bail arm pivots and line roller, anyway just my 2 cents worth, cheers swordfishsteveSmile
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Take it apart and clean /lube everything IMO there not hard to work on and if any salt water got in you won't know till its done damage.
Tight lines
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Chances are, "just a sec"  what you have done so far will be ok.
Even so, I would remove spool, clutches, body covers.. check foe any signs of water, clean and re lube.. oil/ grease as appropriate.
IF not VERY familiar with elliptical gears/ set up.. no not remove or even allow to go out of synic.
 These need to be timed exactly, even 1 tooth off they may feel ok, but will wear quick and may bind under heavy load.

 If still in doubt...get it serviced.
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It's completely screwed mate, it will need to be disposed of safely, I'm a licensed disposal agent, I'll send you my address! Tongue
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Originally posted by Bigfishbob Bigfishbob wrote:

It's completely screwed mate, it will need to be disposed of safely, I'm a licensed disposal agent, I'll send you my address! Tongue

Fantastic offer, Bob. Let me know your address and I'll drop it off along with four-day-old guts and heads from my next trip, and the contents from my 16-month-old's nappy bin. 

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Thanks to everyone for the advice. 
I decided to go the safety first option and got Greg at Go Fish to service the reel for me.
I'm sure he did a great job, and he even put in new washers. 
I like my classic FJ and I'm sure it'll last me a while yet.
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Nah, send it to Swordfishsteve, it'll come back like new
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