Thread: Mitchell 303 rebuild?

Originally Posted by Pier#r

LOL You know what they used to say about ear rings ;-)

Lol. What can I say? It's a very accommodating reel.
besides, new 402 gears are hard to come by while new 403 gears are relatively plentiful

Sanded down, primered, painted, relubed, 403 drive gears and anti-reverse on both the left and right sides Spins freely, only thing left is to take her for a test drive.

The cap turned out nice

Thanks for saying so. As it turns out it was more simple than I expected. Since the stem is tapered I sanded the inside of the cap to fit. When you press it on you need to put a flathead screwdriver under the lip to pop it off. Its not going to fall off on its own.