Juddering HT-100 drag

[Big Tim]

No doubt, but it's the old "how much to spend" question.

How much is to be determined by the builder...I quit counting $$$ When I realized I love this hobby and that there is far worse things to spend my money on. These guys know what they are talking about and have helped me spend quite a few $$ 

I also quit counting $$$on this one

[Aiala]

I quit counting $$$ when I realized I love this hobby...

Wise, indeed, Big Tim. Geez, if I even thought about how much I've spent in the last year...    
~A~

[Shark Hunter]

It's only money.

[Big Tim]

I'm so sick now I'm doing this!!!!!!

[Shark Hunter]

That a good looking rod there Tim. I know how frugal you are and that was the best 4 bucks you ever spent!

[Big Tim]

That a good looking rod there Tim. I know how frugal you are and that was the best 4 bucks you ever spent!

I squeak when I walk D

[mike1010]

With a new right side plate, there are no drag start-up issues.  Having said that, I am skeptical that the crack was the cause; because the crack did not go all the way through to the outside of the plate, the head end of the screw was well supported.  The other end is in the bridge plate, of course, so I don't see an opportunity for the screw to move from pressure on the AR dog.  If I get the chance, I will play around with the old plate a little to try to figure out what was going on.

Thanks, all, for the suggestions to go the full monty route, but that has never been my intention for this reel.

Mike

[Shark Hunter]

Mike,
Plates can warp, and you can't really tell until you swap them with a new one.

[mike1010]

That being the case, the same stresses that cracked the plate could also have warped it.

One other thing:  That little leaf spring for the AR dog looks untrustworthy to me.  Any direct replacement upgrades?

Thanks.

[Shark Hunter]

I bought all the stainless ones Bryan had. They went to double dog goodness.
I have some Titanium sheet I am messing around with. Stock spring will work fine, just make sure its not bent in the wrong places.
You are in Jersey. Mystic Reel Parts should be able to hook you up with a new one.


"Edited as per Moderators to correct Scott's Bait & Tackle over to their new store name Mystic Reel Parts / www.mysticparts.com"

[mike1010]

Thanks, all, for the suggestions to go the full monty route, but that has never been my intention for this reel.

Well, that was then.  After the initial upgrades, I realized the 200 was wider than I currently like, so I got a kit from MysticParts to make the 200 a 100, which became my go-to reel for bluefish chunking and togging.



Then I started thinking that the reel could use a little more drag capacity, at least for headroom, but if I was going to do that, I wanted to lose the posts.  And then there was this thread about replacing the slotted screws with socket head cap screws.
http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=12495.0

So I ended up doing a few upgrades.

Carried over are the bridge, shimmed AT SS gear sleeve and Lee's SS dog, dog spring, under-gear Delrin washer, pinion, yoke springs, yoke, and jack.


New are the Tib frame; Black Pearl's custom spacer sleeve; socket head cap screws for the tail plate, bridge, and handle lock; a 24-56 handle; a 10-66 star from Mr. Tani, and Bryan's five-stack topped with an acetal spring washer.  Also, I cleaned up the original, steel main gear and brought it back.


The head on the handle lock screw had to be reduced to fit.  Here is the stock screw, the replacement as it comes from McMaster, and the fitted replacement.  My Dremel skills have improved since producing the slightly conical head on the replacement.


I could not find partially threaded 6-40 SS cap screws long enough for the yoke bridge screws, so ended up turning down fully threaded ones.  The result has less meat than the original screws, but the yoke moves smoothly, and the screws should be strong enough.  Time will tell. Better Dremel skills evident here, I hope
.

This is roughly state of the art for Surfmaster drive trains, as far as I know.


Socket head cap bridge, tail plate, and handle lock screws:



When Randy gets back from the show, I hope he will be able to help me with a red 24-56, which I think the reel wants.





I didn't break lots of new ground here, but am happy to have learned enough from folks on alantani.com to put this reel together.  Thanks.



"Edited as per Moderators to correct Scott's Bait & Tackle over to their new store name Mystic Reel Parts / www.mysticparts.com"

[foakes]

Fantastic job, Mike --

Best,

Fred

[Bryan Young]

That's one mean screw working machine you got there.  I can see all of your hard work and it paid off.  Superb. 

I wouldn't worry about the yoke screws.  That bridge is held in place by 4 screws...it will take a lot of force to sheer those screws.

Thank you for sharing Mike.

[Keta]

Nice.

I like the 100 Surfmaster too.

[Shark Hunter]

Very Nice Mike! That Reel looks Awesome!