That's me - Old School I use the Kerosene out in the shed and with old clothes and rubber because it does stink, but usually cleans well. I bought some reel grease on Amazon, it's clear and thinner than Vaseline. I sent you a PM for Fred's contact info for parts.

Do you think soaking in kerosene and brushing would be good for a thorough cleaning instead of the WD40. I have diesel fuel. What would be a good all around grease to use in the reel? I've seen people use the Penn reel grease. Also, is there an auction site for parts for these reels? I plan to conta...

I attached a photo of the anti reverse dog in my parts dish. There was also a couple of fine metal slithers, almost like coarse steel wool in the case. Not sure what that is all about except, it is obvious the case was opened before hence the missing gear and shims. I'll check out the auction and ge...

I did an initial cleaning of the heavy grease and may clean some of the parts in an ultrasonic cleaner bath before final assembly. I was very careful to look for shims and washers. The 51 and 54 washers were missing and there was a washer under the nut on plate under the spool which is not shown in ...

Wow! Thank you all for your kind help! I had no idea there was such a dedicated and helpful following. I came across these two reels mixed in with a box of "stuff" I bought in a garage sale last year. In the 50's (that's 1950's) I fished ponds and "lakes" on LI. My friends and I ...

I checked and there are no marking on the back side, see below. Where bouts you located?

Hello, I am new to the site and recently came into two Mitchell reels. One is a Garcia Mitchell 410 which I just cleaned and greased and it works great. I'm looking forward to getting a rod and use it for fishing. The second reel is a Mitchell half bail and I must say I never saw a reel with a bail ...