Forget the repair centers,send your shimano's directly back to the company.If the reel is less than a year old it is still covered under warrenty.I recently sent back a citica and a curado and they replaced them both with brand new curados.Tough to beat that.The reels I have sent back that were not still under warrenty were repaired for a nominal fee,as Hohwaiian found out the hard way.

[This message has been edited by ReiterRat (edited 09-23-2000).]

[This message has been edited by ReiterRat (edited 09-23-2000).]