Had a bit of a hiccup while assembling a Cortez 113H. Once fully assembled, the shift lever was in freespool and reel seemed ok. Then I shifted into gear and the lever was stuck in gear.
It's great when things go together right the first time, but in reality it is common to take it back apart to do some fine tuning.....at least it is for me LOL
The best part about most Penns is few moving parts, which makes troubleshooting a bit simpler. first thing I checked was the jack tabs, and there was the culprit. Appearantly this used jack had previously been installed with a steel yoke that was likely upside down and it cut big grooves into the jack tabs, which in turn would hang up on the leading edge of the yoke. I replaced that jack with a different used jack and reel now functions smooth as silk.
After seeing what a steel yoke can do to a brass jack, I would fully recommend steel jack for anyone using a steel yoke.
.....and the end result.....another yts added to the Cortez fleet
Slick batch of reels there... Jeff
Beautiful reel man, love that knob too.
What is that?
Quote from: Darin Crofton on October 23, 2018, 12:05:10 AM
Beautiful reel man, love that knob too.
What is that?
It's a doorknob Darin....strait outta my laboratory
Ted
Quote from: Maxed Out on October 23, 2018, 12:49:44 AM
Quote from: Darin Crofton on October 23, 2018, 12:05:10 AM
Beautiful reel man, love that knob too.
What is that?
It's a doorknob Darin....strait outta my laboratory
Ted
That's freakin' hilarious ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: Darin Crofton on October 23, 2018, 01:13:57 AM
Quote from: Maxed Out on October 23, 2018, 12:49:44 AM
Quote from: Darin Crofton on October 23, 2018, 12:05:10 AM
Beautiful reel man, love that knob too.
What is that?
It's a doorknob Darin....strait outta my laboratory
Ted
That's freakin' hilarious ;D ;D ;D
Ted could make anything work. :)
Sal
Nice work Ted. Thanks for the tip. Dominick
That is a Fancy Man's Doorknob. ;)
Great Work Ted.
Lookin good Ted.
Interesting lesson on the jack/yoke. Reminds me to check carefully when installing.
Any big winter projects this year? I love seeing what comes out of the lab
Nick
Tampa
Dr Frankenstein's creative genius had nothing on Ted. He did have an assistant though...any openings at the lab Ted?
You need at least one more Ted...
Great collection!