penn reel repair

[coddock]

I have a penn 10kg lever drag reel.The reel seems to be restricted or tight to a certain degree.Its not as free as it should be when reeling.The reel does not have alot of hrs.on it,but has performed well till now.
My question is;does anybody have any idea what the problem may be?Also,I have never had one apart.Are they difficult enough to warrent a repair shop,or should I tackle it myself?

[offshorebri]

Send it to Alan Tani..........He is on this site and can be contacted.......Honest guy in business that you can actually trust! Not a lot of people like him left!

[Fish'nFool]

http://alantani.com/

[tunatango123]

They had alot of problems with the 10kg with frames warping which usually related to tight lever drag and tightness in the free spool.

[coddock]

Great!!!So if the frame is warpped,I assume its junk?Has Penn done anything about it?Is there a fairly simple way to tell if the frame is bent/twisted?How the h-;'.,/' does this happen on a lightly used/supposedly heavy duty reel?

[Jonafare]

i'd send it to Penn. I found their service work to fast and very economical... I sent my Penns in every other year and they look new when returned.

[alantani]

probably the right main side plate bearing. http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=268.0