Dose anyone know where I can get centaur pacific parts? Also tips on accessing the bearing.

[Caleb]

I looking for some gears. Also, I am having difficulty in accessing the bearing in the reel. I know there has to be a trick to it. Any pointers on this would be great.

[john elder]

You are certainly not alone!

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I went searching for a thread where some fellow was selling assorted parts for these reels, but didn’t find it! Perhaps someone else will remember and bring it up!

[Midway Tommy D]

They are a tough come by. Sometimes something pops up on daBay but it usually ends up requiring a donor reel.

Also, a lot more information is available if you search Centaure with an e on the end.

As far as accessing the bearing, in addition to the rotor nut the rotor is also threaded onto the pinion. Usually the reel has to be assembled and you would engage the anti-reverse to remove the rotor. Some Centaure pinion gear tubes have a hole between the gear teeth and the leading flange in which a small Phillips screwdriver, etc., can be inserted to prevent the pinion from rotating but it's been awhile since I've worked on one and I can't remember if the Pacific's pinion has that hole, or not.

Here's a Centaure 600 showing the example I discussed. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge.

[Caleb]

Thank you for help

[Halieutikos]

Centaure Caribe (sea), 1959

[Halieutikos]

Centaure Pacific 5 or 500 (1960)