okuma andros 5 II rebuild

[wallacewt]

these are a real pain.
they have the markings where the dogs should go
but i dont use them.
only for 1st dog.
you might like to try this.
put 1 dog on in the correct position
so its in working order.
 
now slightly lift the plate and slide the 2nd dog
onto the stud(hole end 1st.)
turn the dog and it lines up with the cogs
as you lower the plate.thin wire helps
there is a large opening and a small opening
between the plate and the frame.
1st dog goes where the  smaller  opening is.
dogs must be 1st class condition or they will droop
sry i cant post pics

[paal]

It's a balancing act, you need time and patience. It's easy to damage these dogs, and you might not even notice it when it happens, so take your time to get everything aligned. My pulse always goes up when I get to this part of the rebuild

But when you succeed on this part, you need not fear any reel made by men

[wallacewt]

serviced a new andros today and pleased to say it only took 2 min; for the dogs.
grease was missing in a lot of places
the last 3 numbers on the reel foot were 223.
is that the # off the assembly line.
 seems a bit weird if thats the case.
reel arrived from usa on monday  25/3/2013