Lin 10C gets a clean up

After an exciting stripped screw Ryoga fix, this will be a simple clean up act instead. A sexy Megabass Lin 10C. Unlike the Ryoga, this reel's strictly being fished fresh only. Externally, it looks great and well cared for. Mechanicals are all in order but the knobs feels a little rough and dry.

Lin 10C ready to be cleaned up.

As usual, well used reel usually has a bit of back play on the handles as grease can work its way into the one-way bearing creating slippage. Video below shows what I mean with back play.



Knob bearings are already bone dry and in need of thorough clean up and lubed with grease. Ultrasonic cleaning bath would usually do the trick in metal surface preparation for new grease coating & packing.

No rust, just bone dry.

The Lin 10C is a tuned version of the Ryoga with new set of gears for heavy weight cranking action such as deep crank baits and spinner baits. Specifications say that this is for fresh water application only. Upon opening the crank case, main gear's in anodized red and most likely of a different material. Megabass decided to also remove the rubber seals for the drag system.

Custom tuned heavy weight cranking gears in anodized red. No rubber seals here.

Mostly lubed just enough. Much to be improved.

As for the drag system and gears, it's a tuned version with red anodize. After regular usage, some of its anodized coating's worn off and mixed in with drag grease and water.

Red anodized coating mixed with lube and water (top, green pointer). Worn off drag disc surface (bottom, green pointer). Tuned up version uses a combination of carbon fiber and gasket type drag discs. This is for smoothness in drag take at the same time offering powerful and consistent fish stopping power.

One-way bearings dirty and its got grease all over the rollers and shaft. Contact cleaning will remove all traces of lubrication and should prepare the surface for a new coat of one-way bearing oil. Bottom, free spool bearing's in excellent condition, nothing serious needed, just a drop of light oil each.

All this Lin 10C needs is a quick cleaning on all internal surfaces and give it a new coat of protective grease. As for the drag system, old drag grease needs to be rid off and surface preparation for a new coating of drag grease.

Thorough grease removal before reapplying new drag grease on the drag system (top). Gearing is covered with Daiwa's own creamy thick grease for that creamy smooth cranking feel (bottom).

As for the cleaned up and re-oiled one-way bearing, there was no back play to be found upon reassembly giving this Lin 10C like-new firm cranks with zero back play hesitation. Video below shows the difference.

Like-new! Ready to get cranking.

This Megabass Lin 10C has just been restored back to 'like-new' condition with more than ever internal surface protection as well as the elimination of any handle back play. It should serve the owner very well for a long time to come.