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alantani · 03-03-2007, 02:19 AM

here's the third bearing, from the left side plate.

this one gets packed with grease and thrown back into the left side plate.

even out a light coat of grease into the left side plate with an old toothbrush.

ok, last bearing! the right side plate bearing is the one that i have the most trouble with. i've had to replace more right side plate bearings than all the other lever drag bearings put together. this one has to come out. that means pulling out the main gear.

first off comes the shifter/handle nut cap.

then the shifter.

now the handle nut retaining ring.

now remember, the reason we were doing this is to remove the main gear to get to the right side plate bearing. as soon as the handle nut came out, the main gear assembly fell out and went "thunk."

i opened up this right side plate bearing and also found it half filled with grease.

the bearing goes back into the side plate, packed with grease.

lube the main gear with corrosion x or grease and install it back into the right side plate.

here's the stainless steel drive shaft sticking through.

install the cap.

the handle.

the handle nut.

install the handle nut collar and shift lever.

and finally, the handle nut cap. watch out when you torque down the screws. this cap is made of plastic, not metal.

ok, that's it for the main side plate bearing. it's alot of work for just one stupid bearing, but it's a critical step because this will be the first bearing to fail. now, on to the reel seat. it's pretty nice looking, actually, and it's all stainless steel for a change.

the screws come out one at a time for a small bead of grease, then every thing goes back together.

now for the right side plate. the quadrant has to come out to grease all of the right side plate screws.

back out the right side plate screws one at a time, add a bead of grease and run them back in.

the spool goes back into the frame. put a bead of grease in each screw hole.

and we're done.

you will note that i did not change the orientation of the bellevilles and did not grease the drag washer. all of this work was done to basically clean or grease the bearings and to grease the screw holes. the drag system was left in it's original configuration.

i dropped the reel off at the local shop and had them spool up with reel with 500 yards of straight 80# berkeley big game. i called in to the shop manager today and got the bad news. this reel on delivered 18#'s of drag at strike before losing freespool. that number should have been tripled!!!!!!!!!!

i plan to monkey with the bellevilles next week and i will get back to you with the results. but even if i can bring these numbers up, i still need to check out the smoothness of the drag washer. i am concerned that it will not perform. just looking, i think that the $30-40 shimano tiagra drag washers might fit. if the stock drag sticks at all, then i will give this reel an immediate two thumbs down.

may the gods be with you!

03-03-2007, 02:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
alantani Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: saratoga, ca Posts: 182	here's the third bearing, from the left side plate. this one gets packed with grease and thrown back into the left side plate. even out a light coat of grease into the left side plate with an old toothbrush. ok, last bearing! the right side plate bearing is the one that i have the most trouble with. i've had to replace more right side plate bearings than all the other lever drag bearings put together. this one has to come out. that means pulling out the main gear. first off comes the shifter/handle nut cap. then the shifter. now the handle nut retaining ring. now remember, the reason we were doing this is to remove the main gear to get to the right side plate bearing. as soon as the handle nut came out, the main gear assembly fell out and went "thunk." i opened up this right side plate bearing and also found it half filled with grease. the bearing goes back into the side plate, packed with grease. lube the main gear with corrosion x or grease and install it back into the right side plate. here's the stainless steel drive shaft sticking through. install the cap. the handle. the handle nut. install the handle nut collar and shift lever. and finally, the handle nut cap. watch out when you torque down the screws. this cap is made of plastic, not metal. ok, that's it for the main side plate bearing. it's alot of work for just one stupid bearing, but it's a critical step because this will be the first bearing to fail. now, on to the reel seat. it's pretty nice looking, actually, and it's all stainless steel for a change. the screws come out one at a time for a small bead of grease, then every thing goes back together. now for the right side plate. the quadrant has to come out to grease all of the right side plate screws. back out the right side plate screws one at a time, add a bead of grease and run them back in. the spool goes back into the frame. put a bead of grease in each screw hole. and we're done. you will note that i did not change the orientation of the bellevilles and did not grease the drag washer. all of this work was done to basically clean or grease the bearings and to grease the screw holes. the drag system was left in it's original configuration. i dropped the reel off at the local shop and had them spool up with reel with 500 yards of straight 80# berkeley big game. i called in to the shop manager today and got the bad news. this reel on delivered 18#'s of drag at strike before losing freespool. that number should have been tripled!!!!!!!!!! i plan to monkey with the bellevilles next week and i will get back to you with the results. but even if i can bring these numbers up, i still need to check out the smoothness of the drag washer. i am concerned that it will not perform. just looking, i think that the $30-40 shimano tiagra drag washers might fit. if the stock drag sticks at all, then i will give this reel an immediate two thumbs down. may the gods be with you!