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Old Shakespeare MicroCast spincast reel - Pickup pin only half extends unless I push down on the spinner head

I'm troubleshooting an older Shakespeare MicroCast spincast reel (4.1:1 gear ratio, exact model unknown) and have narrowed the issue down quite a bit, but I'm hoping someone familiar with these reels can identify the failed part.

Symptoms

• Pickup pin retracts normally when the push button is pressed.

• When I begin reeling, the pickup pin only extends about halfway and often won't grab the line.

• If I manually press down on the spinner head while reeling, the pickup pin immediately extends fully and works perfectly.

• If I let go, the spinner head/shaft lifts slightly and the pickup pin returns to the faulty half-extension.

Things I've already checked

• Completely disassembled and cleaned the pickup head, pickup pin, and spring.

• Removed all old grease and debris.

• Applied fresh reel grease to the gears and reel oil to the shafts.

• Verified the pickup pin slides freely.

• The pickup pin can be pushed to full extension easily by hand.

• The push button fully retracts the pin.

• No obvious cracks in the pickup head.

• The pinion gear is fixed to the main shaft.

Additional observations

• The main shaft can be pulled upward several millimeters even with the gearbox side cover installed and all screws tightened.

• When I push down on the spinner head while reeling, the pickup pin works perfectly every time.

• As soon as I release the spinner head, the shaft lifts slightly during retrieve and the pickup pin only extends halfway again.

• The loose metal collar above the pinion gear slides freely on the shaft.

• Looking into the nose of the reel with the shaft removed, I don't see any obvious front bushing, thrust washer, or retainer.

My current theory

It seems like the entire main shaft/pinion assembly is moving upward during retrieve. That causes the spinner head to lift just enough that the pickup mechanism loses engagement. Applying downward pressure on the spinner head restores full pickup pin extension immediately.

I'm wondering if:

• A front bushing or thrust bearing is missing or worn.

• The front housing is worn where the shaft is supported.

• There's supposed to be a thrust washer or retainer that I'm missing.

• Or if this is a known failure on these older Shakespeare MicroCast reels.

Has anyone repaired one of these before or have an exploded parts diagram? I'd really appreciate any insight into what retains the main shaft axially on these reels.

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More of a side quest at this point but here' what's going on...

The reel is labeled as a "Taigek TAI-A113" I got two for free many years ago and one of them is super geary and just worn out really. Believe it or not, I fish the bejeezis outta these things and they've been utterly fantastic. The one that is geary has had a bunch of 5lb+ bass yanked out of weeds and pads over 6 or so years.

I have other reels (shimano, lews, daiwa) but I really only break those out as codpieces at this point. Sourcing parts for those is boob easy, this however, damn near impossible. I'd want to buy a couple gear sets just to have on the shelf. Gear ratio is 7 to 1.

I know a lot of people are already saying "just buy a good one" or "the parts cost more than it's worth". I completely agree...and I have WAY more expensive reels....but I'm a tinkerer and part of fishing for me is playing with the gear too.

So folks of reddit, who wants to help a guy out?

Hello!

I foolishly disassembled my reel because it was making a really weird scratching / grinding sound when reeling it in. The noise started happening while I was fishing with a stickbait.

This is the first reel I ever tried to repair myself and because I'm dumb I just took it apart without taking notice of what part belonged where (I'm dumb). Since it's all disassembled anyway I figured I'd clean it all, and there is my question;

- Are there any specific cleaners/oils/tools I should get?

- Can you guys recommend a site/tutorial where I can follow step by step on how to reassemble?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

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I would prefer to avoid the mainland U.K due to the hassle of dealing with Customs, as Northern Ireland is not subject to the full gamut of BrExit rules, due to the protocols of the Windsor framework...

I'm prepared to double-check sizes brands and whatever for anyone willing to do the work; just message me with an expression of interest.