JX with no freespool always in gear

fishr1989 · 03-25-2008, 08:55 AM

I took apart my JX today to clean it and grease the drag washer, and when I went to put it back together, there was no longer any freespool. The drag was engaging as soon as i put the preset knob back on and tightened it down. even when the lever is in the FREE position, turning the handle turns the spool as well. it's strange because I can still move the lever through all the positions from free to strike and full, but there is no freespool, just a constantly engaged drag.

papio · 03-25-2008, 10:07 AM

did you put everything back correctly? ummmm???....get rid of it. i dumped the two that i owned and i didn't even have to take them apart hehehe.

fishr1989 · 03-25-2008, 10:26 AM

i think it has something to do with the preset knob I'm going to fiddle with that and then maybe call avet to see if i can send it to them if i cant fix it myself

shanker · 03-25-2008, 10:31 AM

It definately has everything to do w/ the preset knob...fiddle with it and you'll figure it out.

Sea Crappie · 03-25-2008, 10:48 AM

When you pull the preset knob off, and remove the drag lever, there is a bushing (?) that fits underneath it. You will see several notches in it, they correspond to posts sticking out of the lever drag axel. What's happened is you've reassembled it with the posts in the wrong notch, just disassemble, and move them around some, you'll figure it out.

You've certainly not broken it, and it's an easy fix.

mikew · 03-25-2008, 11:35 AM

Sea Crappie is right on.

lite-liner · 03-25-2008, 03:19 PM

Yep, what they said. I found this out the first time I did my SX
pretty easy once you figure it out.
-B

03-25-2008, 08:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
fishr1989 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 354	JX with no freespool always in gear I took apart my JX today to clean it and grease the drag washer, and when I went to put it back together, there was no longer any freespool. The drag was engaging as soon as i put the preset knob back on and tightened it down. even when the lever is in the FREE position, turning the handle turns the spool as well. it's strange because I can still move the lever through all the positions from free to strike and full, but there is no freespool, just a constantly engaged drag. __________________ HowlinWolfCharters.com Everyone needs to believe in something, I believe I'll go fishing.

03-25-2008, 10:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
fishr1989 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 354	i think it has something to do with the preset knob I'm going to fiddle with that and then maybe call avet to see if i can send it to them if i cant fix it myself __________________ HowlinWolfCharters.com Everyone needs to believe in something, I believe I'll go fishing.

03-25-2008, 10:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sea Crappie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 123	When you pull the preset knob off, and remove the drag lever, there is a bushing (?) that fits underneath it. You will see several notches in it, they correspond to posts sticking out of the lever drag axel. What's happened is you've reassembled it with the posts in the wrong notch, just disassemble, and move them around some, you'll figure it out. You've certainly not broken it, and it's an easy fix. __________________ "Vegetarians, and their Hezbollah-like splinter faction, the vegans, are a persistent irritant to any chef worth a damn. To me, life without veal stock, pork fat, sausage, organ meat, demi-glace, or even stinky cheese is a life not worth living. Vegetarians are the enemy of everything good and decent in the human spirit, and an affront to all I stand for..........." Anthony Bourdain

03-25-2008, 11:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
mikew Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Friendswood, TX Posts: 44	Sea Crappie is right on. __________________ www.mikesgulfcoasttackle.com

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03-25-2008, 10:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
papio Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, Tx. V Posts: 147	did you put everything back correctly? ummmm???....get rid of it. i dumped the two that i owned and i didn't even have to take them apart hehehe.

03-25-2008, 10:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
shanker Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 170	It definately has everything to do w/ the preset knob...fiddle with it and you'll figure it out.

03-25-2008, 03:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
lite-liner Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: little elm, tx., USA Posts: 421	Yep, what they said. I found this out the first time I did my SX pretty easy once you figure it out. -B

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