Dear Brian,
How are you?
I'm a "Stanton" fan even though I have been known to take the mickeyout of"pins" before. The Stanton isn't a pin in the traditional sense but a fantastic reel that has a central bearing. Some pin purists advocate that the bearings will wear with time and use so are inferior to other "proper" pins. Hogwash! I got my first Stanton in 1984 and a second in the early nineties both from Walkers of Trowell brand new and both have been used extensively without one jot of wear on the brearings.
The reel basically comes in two halves, the back plate which houses the reel shaft and rod bracket, and the front plate which has the holes, handles, central nurled clutch which also has a screw slot in the middle plus the bearings. To break the reel into its two halves simply unscrew the central clutch, NOT by the screw slot but by simply unscrewing by the "nurled" sides of this central clutch. Once this is screwed right off the reel should be able to be pulled apart. The back plate houses the central shaft and its only this shaft that needs a "light" oiling if at all. The bearings in the front plate are sealed and its very unlikely that grit/dirt can enter this sealed unit. Unless you are an engineer I would steer well clear of the sealed bearing unit and only use "teflon" bearing grease for any overal or serious maintenance. The only thing I do on anything like a regular basis, and that will probably only be once a year, is to take the handles off giving them a good cleaning then replacing again with a "light" smearing of machine oil. Sewing machine oil is very good.
I favour the Stanton for trotting conditions using either toppers, sticks, avons etc and close faced or fix spool for waggler fishing in slower paced running water.
By the way Brian, if any part of the Stanton is super glued it simply wouldn't work at all. Did you buy it brand new?
Regards,
Lee.