Penn Fierce 5000
Specification
Solid metal body
Four stainless steel bearings
Infinite anti-reverse
Techno-Balanced™ spool
Machined-aluminum handle
Soft Touch knob
Tear 'em up with this frighteningly powerful new reel from Penn. Solid metal body keeps gears aligned even when under load, while the Fierce Spinning Reel's four stainless steel bearings, Techno-Balanced™ spool, machined-aluminum handle and Soft Touch knob together facilitate smooth, consistent retrieves. Model FRC2000 comes with a sleek, low-profile handle knob.
Used both reels last weekend for some bottom fishing action. Daiwa Legalis 2500 and a Penn Fierce 5000.
The Legalis was used for some light casting duties while the Fierce was for the deep. When I was using the Penn Fierce, I noticed my shirt was getting stained by the grease from the Penn Fierce. It was leaking grease. The Legalis was recently serviced and I decided to leave both reels directly in the sun and let the heat do some work on both reels. The Penn Fierce has yet to be serviced and I have used it 3x, for some trolling and deep bottom fishing.
The Legalis still with the grease I applied. This reel have been used 3x since I serviced it.
On to the Penn Fierce 5000.
A similar build and service is posted here but for a 4000 model.
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For the drag washers, i forgot to take pictures but i have opened them up recently. If you want to change them to carbontex, here is the size. You need 5 of them.
Penn Fierce 5000 (5) 23.5mm x 7.1mm x 1mm
Four screws attached the side plate to the body. Don't forget to remove the reel guard for you to access all four screws. Don't just yank the reel guard, it has a hook that attaches it to the body aside from a single screw.
The original Penn blue grease is everywhere and in some places its turning white.
Ball bearing OD17mm x ID9mm x W5mm. The reel has 4 ball bearings all the same size.
There are five washers used in the ball bearing attached to the drive gear.
The reel shaft with the grease all bunched up under the spool gear.
Remove the two screws from the oscillating slider to remove the spool shaft.
Oscillating slider removed.
The block plate
The screw and the rotor locking plate.
The drive gear with a dirty grease.
After removing the rotor, this is what i found. Grease everywhere.
The collar with signs of grease. I'm dreading what i will find.
The pinion remove with the bushing, bearing retainer, anti-reverse and the bearing still attached.
The anti-reverse can be clearly seen covered in grease.
In order, the bushing, ball bearing, retainer, clutch for the anti reverse, anti-reverse, ball bearing and the pinion.
The anti-reverse covered with grease both on the inside and the outside casing. Good thing, it did not fail when i was using it.
Ball bearing covered with grease.
The pinion gear.
Every part ready for cleaning.
Parts in lighter fluid. All parts including the screws were soaked in lighter fluid except for the anti-reverse which was sprayed with WD-40 because of plastic parts.
Ball bearings soaking in lighter fluid in a separate container for cleaning. After soaking, they were sprayed with brake cleaner.
Body and side plate, cleaned and traces of the old grease removed.
Ball bearing lubricated with Ardent Reel Butter.
Assembling the pinion.
Pinion assembled. I wonder why there are no washers in between any of the components here.
Bearing retainer re-assembled.
Pinion gear greased and the right ball bearing installed.
Oscillating gear installed with a light coating of grease.
The block plate installed and the oscillating slider re-assembled. Don't forget to grease the underside of the slider and the groove.
Drive gear greased and ready to assemble.
Rotor secured and the rotor lock installed.
Gears all greased up.
Bearing on the side plate installed.
Here is the reel ready to catch more fish.
