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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Newell Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: Newell Nut on April 25, 2020, 12:27:27 AM

Title: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Newell Nut on April 25, 2020, 12:27:27 AM
I know Newells extremely well and have rebuilt hundreds of them and some I brought back from the dead. So here is the puzzle: I recently acquired a set of P Newell rings new in OEM packaging. The left and right outer rings are obviously different but why would one package of the inner rings be labeled P3-203L Left Inside Ring and one labeled P3-203R Right Inside Ring when the inner rings are identical. That just baffles me. Why?

Dwight/dazed and confused  ;D
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Alto Mare on April 25, 2020, 12:33:40 AM
Sorry buddy I can't help,?i only own Penn🙂
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Dominick on April 25, 2020, 12:42:05 AM
Maybe like gears they are matched.  Don't lose too much sleep over it.   :)  Dominick
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Newell Nut on April 25, 2020, 12:46:14 AM
Quote from: Alto Mare on April 25, 2020, 12:33:40 AM
Sorry buddy I can't help,?i only own Penn🙂

Funny
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: foakes on April 25, 2020, 01:26:31 AM
Call Dwight --

He is Mr. Newell.

Best, Fred
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: steelhead_killer on April 25, 2020, 01:53:25 AM
 :D

Quote from: Alto Mare on April 25, 2020, 12:33:40 AM
Sorry buddy I can't help,?i only own Penn🙂
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: oc1 on April 25, 2020, 04:24:26 AM
I've never touched a Newell but saw a pcture.  Is the top post a tiny bit closer to the front post than it is to the rear post?
-steve
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Hamachi on April 25, 2020, 05:53:58 AM
Quote from: oc1 on April 25, 2020, 04:24:26 AM
I've never touched a Newell but saw a pcture.  Is the top post a tiny bit closer to the front post than it is to the rear post?
-steve
Just on the 200 series the placement of the screws are asymmetrical, maybe they just carried that over as to not create any confusion.
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Newell Nut on April 25, 2020, 11:13:32 AM
From the 300s on up the inner rings are the same on each side. Maybe there was an inventory reason or something in house. Just thought it to be quite strange to label them differently.

Dwight
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: Alto Mare on April 25, 2020, 02:58:51 PM
Quote from: oc1 on April 25, 2020, 04:24:26 AM
I've never touched a Newell but saw a pcture.  

-steve

If you did touch one, you might not want to let it go...


Sal
Title: Re: Newell Puzzle
Post by: RUSTY OLD COLT on April 25, 2020, 03:08:56 PM
 So true . the 220 is my favorite especially with one of Randys extra narrow kits. All we need now is for somebody to design some custom handles.