okuma titus silver 50 II rebuild - Page 2

alantani · 02-12-2008, 01:00 AM

EVERYTHING is here ......

Reel Tips

jasontouchet · 02-12-2008, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by alantani

EVERYTHING is here ......

Reel Tips

Do you think I can use the Calcutta 400 rebuild to PM my Tekota 800? Or do you have something on that reel?

alantani · 02-12-2008, 07:21 PM

it's going to be very close. that or the trinidad post. go to Pricing Information, SMOoOTH DRAG *** Can Stop Anything *** Toll Free: 888-206-4656 for the drag washers, cal's drag grease and reel x.

alantani · 02-17-2008, 12:31 AM

ok, i finally got the scoop on the drag washer in this reel. robert janssen is, i believe, a protype engineer from everol and goes by dr. rob. he pointed out to me that the drag washer in the titus silver 50 II is not carbon fiber, it's canvas. the titus gold reel has carbon fiber and it fits in the titus silver. i had misunderstood an e-mail conversation with okuma. when i opened up this reel, i thought that this black canvas drag washer was carbon fiber. i called okuma and they shipped out a carbon fiber drag washer for the titus gold 50 II. here it is! canvas on the left, carbon fiber on the right.

the new carbon fiber drag washer got a nice even coat of cal's grease, including the edges and the holes in the backing plate. these are all the spots where salt water can intrude.

rub off all of the excess grease, hopefully with a rag that has less lint than this one.

ahhhh, nice and clean.

it took only 5 minutes to switch out the drag washer.

i benched out this reel at over 45 pounds of drag at strike before losing freespool. one thing i noticed was resistance when turning the handle at these higher ranges. this is most likely the same problem that is seen with the smaller avets. i backed the drag down to 30#'s and the resistance disappeared. this reel has a 60# topshot. a 20# drag setting will pose no difficulty at all.

despite the misunderstanding regarding the drag washer, i still give the reel high marks. i only hope this has not inconvenienced anyone. alan

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02-12-2008, 01:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
alantani Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: saratoga, ca Posts: 162	EVERYTHING is here ...... Reel Tips

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alantani Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: saratoga, ca Posts: 162	it's going to be very close. that or the trinidad post. go to Pricing Information, SMOoOTH DRAG * Can Stop Anything * Toll Free: 888-206-4656 for the drag washers, cal's drag grease and reel x.

02-17-2008, 12:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
alantani Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: saratoga, ca Posts: 162	ok, i finally got the scoop on the drag washer in this reel. robert janssen is, i believe, a protype engineer from everol and goes by dr. rob. he pointed out to me that the drag washer in the titus silver 50 II is not carbon fiber, it's canvas. the titus gold reel has carbon fiber and it fits in the titus silver. i had misunderstood an e-mail conversation with okuma. when i opened up this reel, i thought that this black canvas drag washer was carbon fiber. i called okuma and they shipped out a carbon fiber drag washer for the titus gold 50 II. here it is! canvas on the left, carbon fiber on the right. the new carbon fiber drag washer got a nice even coat of cal's grease, including the edges and the holes in the backing plate. these are all the spots where salt water can intrude. rub off all of the excess grease, hopefully with a rag that has less lint than this one. ahhhh, nice and clean. it took only 5 minutes to switch out the drag washer. i benched out this reel at over 45 pounds of drag at strike before losing freespool. one thing i noticed was resistance when turning the handle at these higher ranges. this is most likely the same problem that is seen with the smaller avets. i backed the drag down to 30#'s and the resistance disappeared. this reel has a 60# topshot. a 20# drag setting will pose no difficulty at all. despite the misunderstanding regarding the drag washer, i still give the reel high marks. i only hope this has not inconvenienced anyone. alan

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