DAIWA G4000 TEFLON DRAGS?

[LTM]

Hello all,

Looking to upgrade drags in my old Daiwa g4000 spinner. The spinner has 2 bb's in the spool with a massave thick spring between the two bb that loads the drag system in this front drag design.  There's a smaller felt washer in a recess in the spool and a large white teflon drag washer that goes against a large metal washer on the  bottom of the spool.  Im not familiar with Teflon disc used as a drag material. Will replacing the drags with CF drags be better than using the felt/Teflon drags?

Leo

[alantani]

always go with greased carbon fiber!!!!!!   

[OhReely]

I realize this is a really old post but I would like to talk with the originator or anyone else familiar with this reel (Daiwa G4000 Power Disc spinning reel) or the Daiwa BW4000 spinning reel.
Thx

[alantani]

if you will measure the stock drag washers, you should be able to match them up to something from smoothdrag.com or mysticparts.com

https://alantani.com/index.php/topic,21.0.html

https://www.smoothdrag.com/wp/carbontex-washer-sizes/

[OhReely]

Thanks Alan. I already replaced the oiled felt drag washer with a CF. I just wanted to find out if he knew when they were made, how he was using it, how it held up under his useage.

It came in a bundle of 8 reels and a dozen rods for $100 that the guy would not split up. There were only three reels I wanted. Penns - 49, 309, 712Z. All fresh water reels - I love finding them. Everything was filthy, only the Penns functioned. I was on the verge of tossing everything else but this Daiwa G4000, graphite body and rotor, gold alum spool, resembled a second/third gen Spinfisher so I decided to clean it up. There is nothing on the web that I could find other than it shares the body with the BW4000. So it's all cleaned, lubed, looking good. Pinion bearing is rough and it's $9, already put a $5 Smooth Drag washer in it. Not sure I want to spend any more on a reel I'll never use that I can't sell for what I have into it. It has a slammer type drag with one 30mmx13mmx1mm CF and one 31mmx9mmx1mm teflon riding against SS metals. The spool is alum, upper and lower shielded ball bearings, 250/15# capacity. Now if I could use it for carp or catfishing instead of my SW tackle........?

When I finally got the bundle untangled, unseen in the middle was an Ambassadeur 5600C. It's bound up of course. I've never seen anyone fishing an Ambassadeur of any size. What is this one for?

[quang tran]

Daiwa G 4000 is close to BG 4000 but it had a better drag ,they call power drag . It have 3 ball bearings but only 1 in handle ,1 in rotor and 1 in spool .with more dish drag I don't think it needed to up grade drag in this reel,it's more than the shaft can handle or you get a bent shaft

[OhReely]

Actually the reel has 4 bearings - left side of main gear, pinion, upper and lower bearings in spool. Looks like a 5th bearing could replace a plastic bushing that's on the right side of the main gear. Graphite body and rotor, nice gold anodized spool with Penn Slammer type drag system. Very big and heavy for a 4000 reel. That's why I thought it might be good for catfish or carp. The drag does look as if it could overpower the axle shaft. Spool oscillation is by arm riding on main gear eccentric, A/R is by ratchet on pinion shaft, lever on rear disables A/R to back peddle. Metal parts don't look salt friendly.

Looks like it was part of a graphite three reel series G2600, G4000, G7000.

G4000  4.3:1  14/250  17/220   25/140

Just cleaned and serviced if anyone's interested, $13 + shipping. Add $5 for 30mmx1mm Smooth Drag CF washer to replace the oiled felt under the spool.

[quang tran]

You're correct I just write as I remember ,have not use for long time . That is the most powerful drag and very smooth the way it is .If you sell for 13 I take it