Calcutta 400TE & 300TE

[fishr1989]

Originally Posted by alantani

it sounds like the spring "teeth" are not holding on to the ratchet gear tightly enough.

I think that's it, the dog is swinging away from the gear and then re-engaging, rather than staying "clipped" onto it. You're saying to just fold the teeth together tighter so it will hold the gear and not swing?

[alantani]

that should do it. now, look closely at the photo above. see the dot? it's a spot weld. if the spot weld breaks, then the spring steel is not held closely to the dog and the whole assembly will have to be replaced. that happens alot. take a look and let me know. otherwise, just squeezing the "teeth" together should do the trick. alan

[fishr1989]

i tried bending the teeth, and it's still making noise, i' m going to order a new one and see if it fixes the problem.

I also need a new pawl cover for the levelwind (BTN2457)
where would you reccommend I buy these, mikesreelrepair.com was the cheapest i've found, but if you have a better place, could you please let me know.

[hatidua]

If I tried tearing apart my CTE400's, Alan/Hawk/Etc would get a Zip-Loc bag of parts in the mail with a request to make a reel out of them again!