Belville issue on a Charter Special

[JasonF]

I got around to upgrading a Shimano Charter with frame, carbontex and thick belvilles.  After assembling something was not right.  I could hardly turn the handle when the drag was set at 10# at strike.  I put the original belvilles back in and it works fine.  Any idea why they will not work for me but have worked for others?  Cheers! J

[Bryan Young]

It sounds like your pinion bearing and possibly your left spool bearing is bad.

[JasonF]

Not a chance of them being bad.  The reel is almost new and I just serviced when I had it apart and all bearings were good.  If the bearings were bad the reel would not operate smoothly with thin belvilles.

[Bryan Young]

Spacing?  what is the height of the original bellevilles versus the new thicker bellevilles?  Are there any thrust washers or shims that is a part of the original stack, and are you also including it in the thicker washer stack?