Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Okuma Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: ReelSpeed on January 28, 2011, 06:10:08 PM

Title: Look what the Fed-Ex man just brought to the shop!!!
Post by: ReelSpeed on January 28, 2011, 06:10:08 PM
The New Andros!  Pretty Impressed already.. next post will be the teardown.. I will have it up soon. In the meantime enjoy:

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(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5395620843_79007f401a_b.jpg)

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(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5396217202_f22c302f69_b.jpg)

(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5395618921_510a068803_b.jpg)

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Title: Re: Look what the Fed-Ex man just brought to the shop!!!
Post by: alantani on January 28, 2011, 06:24:26 PM
nice!  i also have one in the mail.  supposed to do a rebuild post on it as well.  this is funny!  we can both do rebuild posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  alan
Title: Re: Look what the Fed-Ex man just brought to the shop!!!
Post by: wallacewt on January 28, 2011, 09:50:20 PM
will this be the only reel you can fish straight out of the box or is it just hype.interesting to say the least. ???
Title: Re: Look what the Fed-Ex man just brought to the shop!!!
Post by: alantani on January 28, 2011, 09:54:46 PM
no.  that goal still eludes me.  i believe spool bearings are open, but non-spool bearings are still only 20% filled with grease.  i also believe that they will come around when they start having to honor their 5 year warranties.  alan