Kory most of the 109's that are in need of serious repair have the end plate and spool rubbing together lightly causing friction and grinding. Therubbing is nearly always caused by the spool making contact with the the inside mechanisim onthe (little pyramid) if the clicker is removed the rubbing stops and the reel can continue to function for years without the clicker. Not having your 109 in hand I can only speculate as to what is wrong with your reel . But if you use it for very long you will need to from time to time replace the worm gears and the pawl oil the drag disk and eventuallt remove the clicker cause sooner or later it will develop a slightly sprung spool and start rubbing. Good luck.