Penn International II 50SW Fishing Reel - How to take apart, service and reassemble

Penn International II 50SW tutorial on breaking down, servicing and reassembling. See below for helpful equipment and supply links. If you found this video useful, please show some love by hitting the thumbs up button and consider....
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I, generally, use a ratcheting, interchangeable regular-sized screwdriver for the initial loosening of screws. Here's a link to the brand I use:
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Get some additional, varying sizes Flathead and Phillips bits while you're at it.
The adjustable wrenches I use (instead of hex nut wrenches) are Husky, but these (with the red insert) work very well... 6-inch will be used the most:
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If you prefer to use hex nut wrenches, I'd recommend angled/offset ones, like these:
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or a pass-through socket wrench set, like this:
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See my community page for links to parts suppliers:
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Hex Wrench Set (non-affiliate link):
www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-14-Ke...
Torx Wrench Set:
amzn.to/436tEHw, plus a back-up set for my ratcheting screwdriver:
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Conventional reel handle nut wrench:
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Paper towels I Use:
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Gloves I use:
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Reel grease I use:
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Drag grease I use (brown for warm weather, purple for cold):
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Oils I use:
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Stainless Steel bearing cleaner:
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Wire Brushes (Brass is best):
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Ultrasonic Cleaners. 3 liter or above:
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Small parts mesh basket for ultrasonic cleaner:
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Ultrasonic cleaner additives (use in moderation):
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amzn.to/43bYZIY (heavy duty cleaner)
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One of the bearing greasers I use... contact Alan directly (non-affiliate link):
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Workshop Overhead Light:
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[@captjohnsmith8595]

I have an offshore tuna trip in a week aboard the Capt. Lou Fleets Beast of a boat the Atlantic Pearl out of Freeport, Long Island. Going over my gear I noticed my 50 SW would not switch gears. With NO time to get it repaired and serviced locally I figured I'd give it a try with the help of your AMAZING video. MISSION COMPLETED. The reel works beautifully. I would never had attempted this without your help. Thank you ... Tight Lines. 😎👍👌

[@TSGReelService]

Excellent Capt.! Happy to hear it helped. Good luck out there. Spread the word about the channel.

[@shamus967]

Bravo! What a tremendous job you performed on this Penn International! Thanks!

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! More vids to come.

[@Steve-qo4hi]

Great job and very informative.

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! Glad to hear you found it useful. Tell your friends about the channel. More vids to come.

[@djmikesea]

was just working on an older gen 50sw and you have to remove the bottom plate off the gears and fully remove the gear sleeve to get the gears out since they sit in a recess, its a balancing act to get all the parts back in without the little slide pins falling out. but like your nice clear vid. thanks

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You're welcome and thanks for watching. Glad to hear it helped. Hit the thumbs up and spread the word about the channel.

[@haralds4145]

thank you the video was helpful.

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[@peterrowlands1111]

Great Vid man

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks Peter! How to remove a frozen International screw will be coming up soon... keep an eye out for it.

[@ronaldgaudet9290]

love the videos very educational

[@TSGReelService]

You're welcome and thanks for watching! More vids to come.

[@ronaldgaudet9290]

@@TSGReelService Hopefully soon my wife and I and kids will be moving to Florida because I’m retired now and I wouldn’t mind having a little side Business servicing reels

[@josemanueljuanatey2994]

Very good job, so good to really learn how to do. Thanks for share it complete, even with its difficulties in the process. I do have question, would you share which greases you use?, I mean, the blue one and the cream one, the brands if it is possible. Thanks again this is a very instructive video.

[@TSGReelService]

You're welcome and thanks for watching, Jose! The blue was Penn grease the brown was Cal's grease. Hit that thumbs up button and spread the word about the channel.

[@fischercustombaits]

Good job on that reel! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Are more videos to come?

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! See my library for more vids.

[@DANIELSCALVIN]

If you had to pick the best overall big game reel that you have serviced (Components , Drag, Reliability) , what would you choose?

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for checking out the video. Many higher end reels are very good to excellent. My personal favorite is the Penn International 30TW.

[@jimvalim1567]

Hey, that's a nice bearing puller. Did you make it?

[@FTECBLReports]

These tools are made by Ernie at Bearing Bad tools

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! Yes, it is. [e-mail]. More vids to come.

[@mikesFishingReelrepairs]

Hi was just curious as to what kind of pliers that you use to pull the bearing out with. I’ve never seen anything like that.

[@FTECBLReports]

Ernie at bearing bad tools makes these. [e-mail]

[@mikesFishingReelrepairs]

O thanks really nice tools

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! [e-mail]. More vids to come.

[@gennaroferone553]

I have the international II 30 SV, is fantastic

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👍 thanks for checking out the video and commenting.

[@alexandrecviana]

where to buy the bearing extract tool?

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! [e-mail]

[@phillipjohannes2612]

What kind of oil u recommend

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! I use ReelX most of the time.

[@malcolmrawson3926]

I see you have the Alan Tani handle wrench. Since your reel repair is seriously lacking please go to his website and learn how to do it right!

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for checking out the video and your input.

[@Shaungomban]

Would this be the same process for a 80 stw?

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for checking out the video. It should be similar enough. 80S and 80SW are NOT similar.

[@Shaungomban]

@@TSGReelService Thankyou. I just finished tearing apart 2 STW. They are just like your video fortunately. I have one more that has some of the side plate screws are stuck. I actually broke off two screw extractors in 2 of the screw heads. I Don’t know how I’ll get them apart now. The screw extractors metal is super hard. Drill bit just slides on it. But Thankyou for the video. It helped a ton in my tear down and service

[@TSGReelService]

Good to hear. This might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIWsfIimp7JkpsU If not, you can grind off the tops of the screws (with a Dremel or by using larger and larger drill bits) and pry the side plate off after removing the other screws.... then soaking the stuck screws with something like WD-40, and using a vise grip in the section of the screw that remains to gently back the screw out without snapping it off.... usually, the screws are frozen inside the side plates (as seen in the video above), and not in the frame.

[@jonathanwhite9162]

Any chance to get an email or some contact info from you? These videos are the closest I can find for servicing a fin nor ahab 30 of mine and I’d like to send you a penn 7500ss

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching. I don't get many Fin-Nor conventionals, hence the lack of those videos on the channel. You can email me at [e-mail] and I can let you know if I can help.

[@fishingjungle9214]

How to send ur reel and how much?

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Thanks for watching! Charges vary and only do local. [e-mail]

[@FTECBLReports]

Be careful with how much grease you add to the screw holes. This can cause hydraulic pressure to build up and crack the parts at the screw holes.

[@TSGReelService]

Thanks for watching! I'm not much of a technical person. Although I can agree with the theory, a screw is not like a piston with a seal, blocking the release of excess grease. I think it's more likely any excess will work its way up the threads and out the hole. Which reels has that happened to you on?

[@FTECBLReports]

@@TSGReelService Thankfully this has never happened to me because I apply just a small amount of grease to the threads of the screws and not actually into the holes. But I have seen it happen to a few guys before. Usually not on a machined reel like the internationals since they are machined from a solid billet. Its far more prone to happening on cast reels like Lexa's, Fathoms, Curados. The grease is thick, it does not get squeezed up and out between the threads. It actually gets pushed to the bottom of the tapped hole and then starts to build the pressure that can result in a blow out. If you have ever seen a clutch replaced on a car there was an old shadetree trick to getting the pilot bearing/bushing out of the end of the crank shaft. Pack the crackshaft end with grease, stick a socket that just barely fit into the hole and hit it with a hammer. This built up hydraulic pressure and pushed the bearing/bushing out. Its the same concept with the grease and screw in a fishing reel. Everything else you do is great. I have watched several of your videos. Its always good to watch other people who perform the same kind of work as you to pick up new ideas, new ways of doing things, easier ways of completing a task. Maybe one day Ill start making videos also hahaha. Anyway good job and thanks for putting these videos out there bud!

[@TSGReelService]

No worries. Thanks for checking out the videos. It already seemed you had some experience with servicing reels.... which is the reason I responded as I did.... thought maybe you have had it happen to you. Like you, I'm always learning new things/techniques. Either we grow or die, right? Regarding the hydraulic pressure concept, I understand how it works and agree with you, to an extent. However, the amount of grease that gets "trapped" at the end is negligible, and I respectfully disagree that some of the grease (equivalent to equalizing any built up positive pressure) works its way up the threads, pushing the "last in" grease up and away... there's no sudden or quick force (like a hammer) to magnify the pressure... it's being screwed in.... and I would posit that "slow" process gives the pressure, if any, time to equalize. It's never happened to me either, but I'll have a clue as to why if it ever does. Thanks again for your input. Feel free to critique/praise/suggest as you see fit. I'm always open to trying new things. Til the next video....