reel service

[big_george]

I'm just about to service my chronarch after returning from faust.What is the best grease for the drag washers and oil for lubing ??? ;)erskins grease not available were i live.
regards big george

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

george,
do you have a bicycle shop in town? I've been using a product called Trilube (an oil with a teflon additive) & a Lithum based bearing grease used for racing bicycles on my reels for a couple of years & it seems to work well. When you think about bicycle componentry (brass, aluminium, stainless & the seals etc) are all very similar to materials in reels, are exposed to the elements & work at similar speeds & compressions. I don't know the experts/manufacturers opinions but my stuffs still going strong, baitcasters, spinning reels & alveys.

cheers,
chris

[Wesley_Pang]

George,

Just get in contact with Jack Erskine. He'll post you some of his grease.

Wes