Shimano 12 Aldebaran BFS bearing how to replace the XG


Bearing exchange of the side cover cap





First, remove the genuine side cover cap, and replace the inside of genuine bearings.
It is enclosed at the time of reel purchase to remove the parts reel wrench is required.
Please use if you do not have the if so we offer in our company.






In addition, it is ready if it is possible to provide a precision flat-blade screwdriver to be used when removing the two and the bearing stopper ring replacement bearings.






You must first remove the handle and star drag.








Then remove the side cover cap using a reel wrench.
Use together a protrusion of the reel wrench into the recesses of the side cover cap.






This will retrieve the genuine bearing.
12 Aldebaran BFS XG type of reel, bearing of this position will be taken out easily because they are not fixed by the bearing stopper ring.

At this time, the handle knob cap remover is easy to recommend because it can be taken out by hooking the bearing With such.






Replace the genuine bearing on your choice of bearings.






Attach the bearing to the reel body.






Install the side cover cap.

In this case, it has been released from HEDGEHOG STUDIO side cover cap BFS Superior When you replace, you will be able to take out the parts by simply turning by hand without using a reel wrench during disassembly as well as dress-up.
Labor decompose the handle and star drag is also recommended for you because no.






In preparation for attaching the star drag, the end face and the end face of the fixing nut of the handle shaft and right to adjust the parallel as shown by a dotted line in the photograph.






Mounting When the end surface and the end face of the star drag of the hole in the hole of the star drag black sounding plate is adjusted so as to be in parallel as shown by the dotted line of the photos when viewed from the back will be smooth.






Install the star drag and handle body fitted with a spring in the handle shaft.






After installation, is the work completed if there is no star or drag is properly interference drag is effective against, to check work if the handle is not rattling problem.




Bearing exchange of the side cover part




Next, remove the side cover, and remove the bearing stopper ring of the arrow (pentagon of the wire ring).






Precision a flathead screwdriver addressed as shown in the photo to a piece of the bearing stopper ring, bearing stopper ring can be removed and scoop up from the bottom while pressing a little to the inside of the.






In this case, bearing stopper ring can prevent the loss of parts and to work while pressing lightly with the opposite finger.






Bearing stopper ring by removing the enables genuine bearing is taken out exchange.
It should be noted, bearing stopper ring Please use, for example, when the preliminary even that has been damaged or lost because the offers.

If the bearing is difficult to take out the handle knob cap remover you can easily exchange work be taken out as hooking using.




After installing the replacement bearings and snap it into the inside of the groove and push the bearing stopper ring finger.
Please try to be working again push the bearing to the back if the bearing stopper ring does not fit well.

It will work complete.


Bearing exchange of the spool shaft portion





Bearing of the spool shaft portion is also spool bearing remover allows you to exchange With.






The removal of the shaft pin spool bearing remover you used.
※ spool bearing remover more information on how to use, please refer to the product page.




· AIR HD, the case of ZR bearing



can be removed a genuine bearing if passed through the shaft pin, it enables exchange.

The size of the spool bearing is 1040 size (inner diameter 4 mm × OD 10 mm × thickness 4 mm).
Please use your favorite type of bearing.
⇒ 1040AIR HD Or 1040ZR






after the exchange is the work completed by attaching again using a spool bearing remover the shaft pin.




· AIR BFS case of the bearing



can be removed a genuine bearing if passed through the shaft pin, it enables exchange.

The size of the spool bearing is 1040 size (inner diameter 4 mm × OD 10 mm × thickness 4 mm).
⇒ 1040AIR BFS






during installation of AIR BFS bearing, install a washer that came before installing the bearing.
From the left, please incorporate in the order of 0.2mm · 0.2mm · 0.8mm · AIR BFS bearings.






After the exchange is completed work be attached again using a spool bearing remover the shaft pin.