Avet LX 6.0 anti reverse problem - The Hull Truth

cwms · 03-30-2008, 10:59 AM

I have a relatively new (5 trips maybe) Avet LX 6.0 and the anti reverse has blown out. I took it apart and everything appears fine, teeth look good and trigger / dog seems to be free of wear. But when the handle rocks a bit it blows out backward.
I am in the Bahamas on a trip so can't send it to Avet to fix right away.
Any ideas? Am I missing something? Is this a manufacturer defect problem?
Thanks.

phin · 03-30-2008, 10:06 PM

The LX anti reverse system has a round spring that rides in the black plastic washer sitting on top of the gear. This black washer has a grove all the way around it which the round spring must snap down into cleanly. You can check that to be sure it's snapped all the way in and that it is oiled/greased and not damaged. That's what I suspect is causing your trouble. You may also have the connector bar between the spring and the dog backwards or upside down somehow. ??

Other than that, the system is pretty simple as you can see- the connector bar going from that round "spring" to the anti-reverse dog is either attached to the spring and dog correctly or not.

Let me know if you need some pix of my two speed LX, JX or HX to compare to yours. Your 6.0 may be different due to being one gear instead of two, but I doubt it.

Good luck.

jboos1 · 03-30-2008, 10:33 PM

This is a dumb question but do all LX's have an infinite anti-reverse? I have an LX and it still allows the handle to move back about a 1/2 inch.

phin · 03-31-2008, 11:03 AM

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jboos1 - 3/30/2008 9:33 PM

This is a dumb question but do all LX's have an infinite anti-reverse? I have an LX and it still allows the handle to move back about a 1/2 inch.

Avet does not use a one-way roller bearing in any of their reels to get a silent retrieve in the smaller models (HX and smaller). The SX and MX's used to have a double dog spring loaded system, but now they all have gone to the same silent system with the one very large dog like the LX has.

The small backplay in the handle is what all of the Avets with this system have because they won't incorporate a one-way bearing in their reels. I think this is a good thing because the one-ways cause a lot of trouble, especially at higher drags. See all the torium/trinidad/saltist/saltiga rebuild threads, courtesy of Alan Tani on here for more explanation. Accurate uses double one-ways, but they are still the weak link for their reels. You can't grease those kinds of bearings because they won't function properly, and if you use oil, they can dry out on you. Then comes rust/seizing, a.k.a. blown anti-reverse.

Avet has this system that has been pretty durable for me even compared to the non-silent, double dog system Penn used in the 113HN baja special, which has failed on me already.

I'm interested in knowing what's up with this guy's 6.0 LX. If it isn't the round collar spring not seated into the black washer properly, it would have to be some sort of defect I'd think. It would be interesting if it is a worn out anti-reverse because I've used several of my smaller Avets very hard and I've not had any issues there.

cwms · 03-31-2008, 06:37 PM

I think something is missing, I will try to clarify and thanks again for the help.
I wanted to post pictures but I think I do not have the rights on this site.
There is a spring loaded trigger for the anti reverse. This is a compression spring less than 1/8" in diameter.
The shaft has a gear / cog with the teeth on it to catch the trigger / dog.
When it is assembled and seems to be ready to work, if I bump the handle it gives way and goes reverse. Rotated gently it works as normal. Make sense now?

phin · 04-01-2008, 04:38 PM

It's hard to understand what you're talking about. I am assuming that you have one of the newer LX's since you said you have only used it about 5 times. Does yours look like this?

Handle turning forward:

Handle turning backward:

There is no compression spring in the newer LX's to my knowledge. Does your reel have the laser etched sideplate and clicker on the left side or no?

You can email me pictures of your reel to me or get an account at photobucket.com and upload your photos there and post the links to each picture here on the forum. Check your PM's here for my email address.

cwms · 04-01-2008, 06:23 PM

I sent a coupleof pics to your PM. Very different. Yes, mine has the etching and a clicker on the non-crank handle side.