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nwild

Posted 6/19/2003 1:01 PM (#73741)
Subject: Amateur Reel Repair

Posts: 1996

Location: Pelican Lake/Three Lakes Chain

Thanks to others on this board (read Ranger) who claimed some reel repairs were possible on your own, I undertook some reel work last night. Smoothie drag washers came in the mail yesterday.

9:30 - Disassembled the reel, each piece laid in a line the order it came off.

9:45 - Small panic because I didn't realize how many small parts I would be dealing with.

10:00 - Massive panic, realized I had to reassemble now.

10:15 - Complete amazement, reel was reassembled and seemed to work properly, with alot more drag than it previously had.

Will be water testing tonight if it works I gotta thank Ranger for giving me the gumption to take on minor repairs.

spieg

Posted 6/19/2003 2:31 PM (#73743 - in reply to #73741)
Subject: RE: Amateur Reel Repair

Posts: 131

Location: Kalamazoo, MI

Reels look a lot more intimidating when they look like this:

Luckily, abus go back together pretty easy. Ive never tried to tear down a shimano, and my daiwa has me a little nervous as well, looks like about twice the number of parts. Ive heard calcuttas are pretty easy to tear down also.

Ranger

Posted 6/19/2003 4:20 PM (#73753 - in reply to #73741)
Subject: Aw Shucks

Posts: 3926

Aw shucks.

TECK

Posted 6/19/2003 5:26 PM (#73758 - in reply to #73741)
Subject: RE: Amateur Reel Repair

Posts: 670

Location: Minnetonka , MN.

Next step put it in a bag and have the wife take it to the reel repair.

C_Nelson

Posted 6/19/2003 9:57 PM (#73770 - in reply to #73741)
Subject: RE: Amateur Reel Repair

Posts: 578

Location: Sheboygan Falls, WI

Hey Norm, in the future let me know about that stuff, I will take care of it for you. If you had the parts I could have had it done in less than 10 minutes, and I will guarantee that they will work. Either give them to me on a Tuesday night or drop them off at the office. I can bring them to work the next day for you completely done.

Chuck

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