Should I grease drag washers (carbontex) on NEW Okuma Cortez reels?

[Winterkings]

I just purchased 5 new Okuma Cortez 10CS reels and was wondering if I should grease the washers before I use them They sure seem to work great right now, but I want to do what's best for them.

[Bryan Young]

They should be greased with Cal's grease already.

[Jerseymic]

I bought a Cortez 10CS last year, and as you say, they seem to work great straight out of the box.

All I did was take it apart, add a bit more grease here and there to make sure it was well protected.

The drags seemed to be well greased already.

Mike.

[Winterkings]

Thanks guys. I kinda had a feeling Okuma probably greased them already. I didn't want to take them all apart just to find they were OK as is.

[alantani]

yes, they are greased already!

[Dominick]

Thanks guys. I kinda had a feeling Okuma probably greased them already. I didn't want to take them all apart just to find they were OK as is.

Hey Winterkings:  You are an Alan Tani member and you do not want to see what the guts look like?      That's 2 demerits.    Dominick

[Bryan Young]

Be nice Dominick. Some believe that if it works, don't mess with it. Some of us believe that if it works, how can we make it better 

[franky]

I need to see the insides of one of these.  If and when a person needs parts, where is the best place to get them?  Go directly to Okuma?  If so, do they have a website or 800 number?

[Bryan Young]

Directly from Okuma.