Penn 9/0 115L drag upgrades

[Swami805]

If use fused the spacer cylinder in your reel with the thick washer it looks sort of like a top hat. Just the spacer sleeve and washer in one piece.

[Recoil Rob]

If use fused the spacer cylinder in your reel with the thick washer it looks sort of like a top hat. Just the spacer sleeve and washer in one piece.

Still not sure, picture?

[Tightlines667]

What exactly is a top hat washer? Got a picture of one?

It is rwice as thick in the center and cone shaped tapering to the sides.

18-114h

[Recoil Rob]

OK, thanks. Looks nothing like a top hat though. The pressure plate does a bit more...

[Alto Mare]

John, thanks for the pic, but that is not what I was talking about. The one you're showing is the Belleville, I actually don't like those in any of my reels, but use them on some.

RR, sorry it got a little late last evening, so I couldn't post the pic.
Here is what a "top hat" looks like

It is basically a thicker washer with the spacer build into it.
You will really feel the difference from the others when you try it.
Here is the bottom part

Here is the way I will usual finish all my builds

A Delrin on top of the last keyed metal washer, followed by the top hat and the thick spring washer.

Here is a 9/0 I just finished for a member, using the top hat

He will be using this reel for grouper down in Florida.
The reel is loaded with goodies, it has the slower 2.7:1 steel gears and insert.

Sal

[Recoil Rob]

That clears up things a bit, the top hat is what Penn calls the pressure plate. The way you do it is similar to the way I suggested in the post I started, see https://alantani.com/index.php?topic=28495.0

What I was getting after though is I only have the parts that came out of the reel. I bought it almost 30 years ago and took it apart for the first time and can't seem to replicate how Penn put it together at the factory.

Can you tell me the part numbers for the tophat and delrin you use?

Finally, what is the purpose of the original felt washer?

[RowdyW]

Again! The felt washer was Penn's design to help keep water spray from entering the reel. The top hat is obsolete, you will have to find it somewhere like ebay etc. if someone will part with it with or without the right plate like I said in your other post. Try to keep all your questions in the same post instead of using mutiple posts.

[Recoil Rob]

OK, my apologies.

[Alto Mare]

Finally, what is the purpose of the original felt washer?

To get in the way.
I toss them when I find them on spinners and the 9/0's, they get in the way and don't really stop water intrusion.
About the top hat, I do not have the part number, but as Rudy has mentioned they're not easy to find.
I doo not have any extra,...sorry.

Sal

[Recoil Rob]

Thanks anyway Sal. Do you have a source and part # for the Delrin washer?

[Alto Mare]

Send me your address on a pm and I'll get a couple out to you n/c.

Sal

[Recoil Rob]

Thanks Sal, that's very kind of you.

[Recoil Rob]

 Sal, got them today, I removed the felt, put on the Delrin and flipped the pressure plate over, worked like a charm!

Thanks again.

[Keta]

fifth, with a stainless steel gear sleeve and dog, your reel should be able to handle more drag pressure.  

I found a few SS 15-115 dogs if anyone needs some.