Assistance with 114H Rebuild

[Keta]

I will look the half frames I have and see if they are like yours .  I see a crack on the top of the hole too.

[Fen]

Oldmanjoe, thank you, I will look into the inserts but I don't think I have enough material to hold an insert.

Keta, thank you, I will be very interested to hear whether you have any frames with the same "missing" insert.

The new pinion gears should be here tomorrow, I am looking forward to the-assembling the reels!

Thanks again,
Fen

Another one of my son's photos:

[Fen]

OhReely

"Fen,
I have no reason to not believe you. I honestly never saw a 4 hole graphite frame before. Looks like you have a handle on things. Good luck with the rest of the build."

Of course I was just kidding!😊
Thanks for keeping me out of trouble on this project and thanks for the good luck wishes😊

[Fen]

Well, I just finished reassembling the two reels.  I decided to throw in some grease in the bearing cups even though you can run the Boca Saltwater ceramic bearings dry if you like.  Each reel had about a dozen parts replaced but I am happy with the outcome and am really looking forward to using them this spring!

I have a couple old post-frame 113's coming in the mail soon to go with some old bamboo rods.  They look like they are in much better shape than the reels I just rehabbed but I am sure I will at least "look under the hood" to make sure all is OK and now, with all of the help you guys have given me, I can do it with confidence.  THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!

I didn't take as many photos as I should have since I was "concentrating".

Here are a couple pre photos:





...and a couple post photos:





Thanks again!
Fen

[OhReely]

Wow what a transformation. Great job.

One little thing though. I think most of us here use a brush and paint a light coat of grease over at least all of the metal parts, myself I coat everything, inside the reel during assembly. Another area is the underside of the rings before putting them on the plates. Screw threads also and any other area where you have dissimilar metals in contact with one another.

[Fen]

Thanks OhReely!

I did brush the parts with grease but it is barely visible on the photo and was probably too light.  I used an acid brush trimmed down to about 1/4".  Trimming it down makes it stiffer and helps me get into tight spots.  I used Cal's Tan Grease on the discs in the drag as recommended and Volvo Penta marine grease on everything else since I had it available. It is very light tan and is not as visible as some other greases.  I used the Volvo grease since I had it available and have seen how well it performs in the marine environment on our boat.

Next time I will use more grease on the internal parts.  Great tip about greasing the inside surface of the rings.  I completely overlooked that-Thanks!

[Fen]

Well, because of the crack in the half frame:



I decided to use Tiburon aftermarket aluminum frames:





They are beautifully machined and fit perfectly.  I think it is a nice upgrade.  If anyone is interested, they have three frames available for the 114H; one is anodized red, the remaining two are unanodized and can be made to your color preference.

Well, that about winds-up this thread. Thanks to all that participated in helping with my first re-build!

Take care,
Fen

[Keta]

If you have not already done it you need to grease the frame screws to prevent future greaf.

[Shark Hunter]

Great Work Fen!
You have two Battle Tanks now with the Aluminum Frame.

[Fen]

Thanks Keta, I greased 'em up up good!😊.

I have a rod rack on my car that has stainless screws in an aluminum threaded hole; I tried everything to free them but they have now become one-forever. I hope to avoid that with the reels😊

Shark Hunter, thanks!  I can't wait to use them.  I was really impressed by the Tiburon workmanship.  I am not a machinist by trade but it is a hobby of mine. They really do a nice job at Tiburon.


Thanks again you guys!
Fen


Titanium piece I machined for one of my fly rods: