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This 100 foot Sears & Roebuck measuring tape reel was my dad's. I used it today and it cranked (reeled in) way too stiff.
I want to preserve it in good working order to pass it on to one of my sons.

How can I make it crank more easily and make it last>?

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Comment by Uncle John on September 20, 2014 at 9:17am: Clock, you chit-head. This is a prized family Hair-Loom.

And you know that I can not get anything level, square or plumb.

Comment by Clock The Wolf on September 20, 2014 at 9:13am

Place on a solid and level surface.
Center the object in question.
Take a deep breath.
Smash with rubber mallet until fixed.

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