My bait runner has stopped running, it won't even walk, frozen solids and only functions as a non-bait runner now.
Anyone got any ideas and if I open it up will springs and stuff fly off in all directions?

BUY a NEW WUN

Tis just a lever frozen prob from lack of use

mate take the line off and throw it in a bit of deisel for a few days ,then give it a wash then a re grease ,,should fix the problem,,jas

I'm going to look inside and see what's going on with it.

I have a Shimano 2500BR that I took the side plate off to have a look. If you get yours fixed, I will bring mine over, with all the little springs etc, and you can have a go at re-assembling it for me

Dear Mr Shinny Headarus

It will be as I said , there's a wittle lever which retracts back onto the main gear easy to point out cause it'll have a wee wittle spring attached to it

The screw which secures this lever to the reels body has over tightened itself, all ewe need to do it back it off a smidge.

Sum times there's no need to even pull reel apart just keep working the baitrunner lever back & forth continually & this may put a bit more pressure on the spring to free up the the stuck lever

All fixed, there was a little broken lever inside that selects the baitrunner/normal operation.
I took it up to Viva and Ethan? made it like brand new for me.
I was all ready to buy a new one but he just grabbed it & went into attack mode.
Their fishing gear is so cheap I want to buy a heap but I don't really need anything at the moment, I'll take the missus up there next week she's much better than me at spending money.

His name is Efane ewe ninkompooy

I can't help you KK there's too many little gizmos inside fishing reels for me.

Ethan, Efane, near enough for me Jumpy, does he speak with a lithsp?

Dave also gave me some valuable fishing tips too.

Well there is one way to find out what his name is .... I have no trouble "asking" ...

Me spend money????

who was the one ready to buy a "new" one? Huh?

JUMPY .... BTW

can you please give FED back his blue Bic lighter ... he hasn't stopped telling me you "ran off with it " since you left!!

Tell ewe to give it away did he Fed ??

No mate but he did advise to set my baitrunner with a little tension on it to hook the fish rather than leave it at the lightest possible setting.
Sorta makes sense I guess, it's no big deal but I like to leave mine as light as possible because I like the zzzzzzzzzzzzz noise when it goes off.
If I was missing hookups I'd tighten it up a bit to try it.

Edit: What day are you bringing my ciggy lighter back?

Well that's wot the rear nob is there for
Ewe can get over run even on a eggbeater if set to lightly, line will wrap around the reel

Wot ciggy lighter ???????????????????
I dont use them, prefer to rub 2 sticks together

Silly me, I thought it was there for decoration.

Well think I may go out for a fush
Prob take my new blue lighter with me as well

Good luck with that, it looks OK from here.
I'm off to flush the boat motor & hose the trailer.