insignificant drag in a penn 3/0h

jamesnashtonbrady · June 08, 2013, 03:43:55 PM

My drag seems to be really low even when set to full lock I can pull line easily. It has a brand new drag in it so I can't think of anything that would cause this. Can someone please help.

Bryan Young · June 08, 2013, 03:46:59 PM

A couple of things. 1) drag washers are out of order. 2) the eared washer is not seated in the main gear. Either of those would cause your problem.

jamesnashtonbrady · June 08, 2013, 05:05:36 PM

They are in order. It could be the eared washer. I'll have to take it apart and look. Thanks

jamesnashtonbrady · June 10, 2013, 12:36:42 AM

So I took it apart today and everything was were it needed to be so I put it back together and it's still doing it

Cone · June 10, 2013, 12:47:48 AM

Is the star bottoming out. Have a pic?

jamesnashtonbrady · June 10, 2013, 01:28:33 AM

It is. To the point im scared of rounding it off

Keta · June 10, 2013, 01:36:53 AM

Do you have a missing or flattened spring washer? Replace it with a 18-505 Bellville spring washers.

RowdyW · June 10, 2013, 01:45:40 AM

Is the spacer sleeve long enough?

jamesnashtonbrady · June 10, 2013, 02:51:25 AM

All washers are there and idk if the sleeve is long enough. I just know what's on it. Idk what it came with originally

RowdyW · June 10, 2013, 03:06:22 AM

The spacer sleeve must stick out past the plate . When the star contacts it the more pressure on it the higher the drag.

RowdyW · June 10, 2013, 03:19:34 AM

The spacer sleeve looks like a short piece of tubing. One end is on top of the drag stack & the star wheel is against the other end.

jamesnashtonbrady · June 10, 2013, 04:10:23 AM

I know what it is and what it does. Idk if its the right length for the reel or if it's shorter then it's supposed to be.

RowdyW · June 10, 2013, 04:31:33 AM

If the star wheel doesn't push on it it will not put pressure on the drag washers. It must stick out past the side plate for the star wheel to contact it. You can tell if its long enough just by looking at it with the star wheel installed. If you can't see it its to short or its missing.

day0ne · June 10, 2013, 04:48:15 AM

It would help if you measured the drag with a scale and told us how much it was. "Seems to be really low " is hard to quantify. 3/0 Penns don't have that much drag anyway with stock washers.

Bryan Young · June 10, 2013, 06:50:16 AM

Can you crank down the star? Could it be that you have stripped threads on the gear sleeve or star?