i am new to fishing and would like to learn how to repair my own reels

  i am doing a lot of in-shore saltwater fishing the salt corosion is a problem 

any schools or traing classes avalibale

The best training is learn by doing.  First of all, make sure you are using saltwater reels.  Freshwater reels will never last no matter how well you clean them.

Most reels you buy come with a manual and/or parts list. 

What I do is lay out some newspaper, As you take off a part, just lay it on the paper in a row.  Once you get the reel broke down as far as you want, start cleaning.  I use a rag, a nylon toothbrush and some Q tips.  Wipe away all the old grease and dirt.  Clean one part at a time as you put the reel back together, as to not mix up parts. Grease for gears, oil for bearings.

Just take your time, and remember that too much lube is a bad thing.

thank you for that wonderful idea

 is there any special grease and oil to use

 

for starters you can cut down on the corrosion right after you are done fishing. when youre cleaning up after a trip take all of you reels, turn on the clicker and lock down the drags. clean them with warm soap and water and then rinse gently. dry them off and then when you put them up for storage wherever that may be loosen up the drags a lot until its really easy to strip line leave the clicker on. other than that grease or lube wise, penn makes a good one, and you cna also use reel magic spray. if you need diagrams for your reels jsut look online for the manufacturer website msot of them have specs, or if you still have the box the reel came in theres usually specs in there too so you know its going back together right

Most of the reel mfgrs make good lubes.  I started using Quantum's Hot Sauce oil and grease about 3 years ago and love it. Just remember, use it sparingly.

Like PC1 said, always rinse off your stuff after every trip, I always tighten down drags, rinse with fresh water, shake a few times and leave them over night. Next day I shake them again, go over everything with a dry towel, then back the drags all the way off to store them.

You'd do yourself a world of good by looking up reel repair and maintenance write ups by Alan Tani. He breaks down and rebuilds many of the popular reels out there and always with great pictures and written in a way every fisherman can follow.  (Mainly conventional) 

Aloha,
Mike

if i store for more then a week or two i release all tension  on all the eyes so take off all hooks ect...

2nd that!  Use to go to his house all the time.  He's the one who got me started hotroding reels.  It's fun doing upgrades like, changing the drags to carbon fiber, ceramic bearings and higher gear ratio.  I use Cal's Grease or Shimano's Star Drag Grease on the drag washers, Speed-X on the bearings, and Yamaha's Marine Grease on everything else.