Disassembly help!

[publius]

Trying to disassemble the drag stack on what I think is a 6500 but have run into a problem I've never had before. Can't figure out how to get the chrome collar off the shaft above the drag stack. Can't figure pics either.

[Bryan Young]

First, take off the c-clip at the top of the gear sleeve is you haven't done so already.

Then I slide the gear sleeve the the gear off the bridge plate.  Then hold the gear in one hand while I tap of the gear sleeve with a wooden or rubber hammer of sorts (usually the back of my wooden screw driver).

[publius]

Got it. This thing was so filthy with old dirty grease it wouldn't slide off, even with force. I sprayed it down with my favorite gun cleaner, carb cleaner, and it slid off. I knew something was weird, I've never had problems taking down the stack at all, started to second guess myself. My reels don't get that nasty though.

[Bryan Young]

Whew...