Hi DeanH,

I'd say that your reel cutter shafts on which the bearings are originally pressed on to are worn and as such your reel is moving laterally within the bearings. Very common scenario in the Scotty design.
This problem is generally overcome by either knurling the shaft or the cheats way is to centre punch all around the mounting area on the shaft and then press the bearings back on so that they actually rotate as any bearing is meant to opposed to the shaft rotating inside the bearing itself.

Cheers,
Bonnar_Bloke

Last edited by bonnar_bloke; 26/10/14 12:23 AM.
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