I noticed yesterday that my reel is not freespooling very well. It almost feels like something is dragging to slow it down. To be honest, I just can't remember if it has always been like this, but I can't believe I did not give it a spin when I first got it. I completely broke it down and it looks fine. However, I noticed 2 springs inside the drag plate (on each side of the spool) that are in contact with the plate and bearing. Is it possble these springs are slowing it down? the spool turns very smoothly, but it just stops after a few revolutions.
The bearings are sealed, so not sure if I can do anything with them (or want to for that matter
).
Any suggestions?