500/501 jigmaster

[Marcq]

Hey guys!! New to the forum but have been lurking for quite a while. Been a Penn lover for the pass 30 years and after reading this tutorial, I had to get myself a Penn 500. Found one on ebay in mint condition, my plan was to convert it into a 501jr
Got the parts together


Took the opportunity to mag it but removable


All assemble


And changed the handle


Eventually this will be my son, hope he will take care of it

Alan you're da man!!

Marc..

[broschro]

 

[redsetta]

Nice work Marc - that's a beauty.
Picked meself up an old Tib 501 last week too, but not quite as pretty as yours
Thanks for sharing - and welcome aboard.
All the best, Justin
PS Where did you get the mag set up?

[Keith K]

Nice, Marc!

[alantani]

keith, got all your parts.  need a few minutes to put everything together.

[Marcq]

Thanks guys 

PS Where did you get the mag set up?

Home made, the metal part that the magnet stick to it is from an electric box reducer(I think that's what it's called), looks like a big washer, I cut in half to fit, you find those at Home Depot in the electrical section

Next upgrade will be a SS gear sleeve but not sure which one to get fine tooth or coarse

Marc..

[bluefish69]

Alan

I am doing over a 501. I have ordered the SS Sleeves & putting in SS Gears. My question is when I removed the drag washers from the Brass Gear there were the normal 3 stack except there was 2 drag washers & 1 teflon washer. Why was this done? Does this cut down on the drag?

Mike

[alantani]

i would be very surprised to find out that penn installed a white teflon washer in place of carbon fiber.  maybe someone else?

[Alto Mare]

I've seen it a few times before, I've also seen it in a 4/0 and 6/0. Some believe that adding a teflon washer would make things smoother, not me of course.
I purchased two 6/0's with the red spools last year and both had a thick tefllon washer at the top. As far as I know, Penn only used teflon in spinners.

[bluefish69]

Thanks for the answer. The Teflon washer was not going back in there.

[Ikaika]

Hello,
After succesfully reparing my Shimano Calcutta 200 (silver), I decided to replace the drag in my 500L JM.
I followed the instructions on Page one of the OP, but was unable to seperate the gear assembly.

any suggestions?

[Ikaika]

precisely,
how did you get this apart?
It's pretty snug - yet clean on mine.
From this :

to this:

[Bryan Young]

The gear should slide off. If it doesn't, try holding the gear with one hand and tap the gear sleeve tieh the back end of the plastic or wooden handled screw driver. It should slide out after that.

[dobrobill]

The gear should slide off. If it doesn't, try holding the gear with one hand and tap the gear sleeve tieh the back end of the plastic or wooden handled screw driver. It should slide out after that.

If you didn't make sure the pin is removed before tapping...

[Keta]

If you didn't make sure the pin is removed before tapping...

I think he's trying to get the main gear off, not the gear sleeve.

If you tap a brass gear sleeve to get the main gear off put the handle retaining nut back on so you don't dammage the end.  I've had to use two screw drivers to GENTELY pry a fused drag stack off of a gear sleeve.