Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Welcome! => Welcome! => Topic started by: FreddyP on February 25, 2015, 03:41:32 AM

Title: First Post
Post by: FreddyP on February 25, 2015, 03:41:32 AM
Hello to Alan and all.  I have been enjoying your site for a little over a year from Florida without posting.  You guys are a great resource for the rest of us.  My reels thank you for all the help. 

I now have an issue that seemed worthy of posting.  I somehow managed to snap a lever shaft body (part #350) in half on a relatively new TLD50II LRSA.  Has anyone experienced this problem before?  Any recommendations?

When I opened the reel up for the first time, it had 8 belleville washers in a "(())(())" order -- which does not match the 6 shown on the schematic in a "()(())" order.  Shimano calls these the pre load spring (part #40).  Is there a way to adjust these to increase drag range (although I do recognize that may not be necessary or advisable given I already broke one drag part in a few months of fishing).  Was this reel supposed to have 8 bellevilles or was this an error that may have caused or contributed to the broken part?

Many thanks.  Alan I will pm you to order a new lever shaft body.  FP
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: alantani on February 25, 2015, 01:52:33 PM
welcome!  for single parts like this, call shimano at 877-577-0600.  usually they will send out parts like this for free.  for the bellevilles, not sure.  it's been a long time since i've opened one of these up!  i would think it would have been the cause, though. 
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: BMITCH on February 25, 2015, 02:14:27 PM
Welcome freddyP. Good luck with that TLD.
Bob
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: DaBigOno on February 25, 2015, 02:33:59 PM
Hi Freddy, Welcome!
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: Keta on February 25, 2015, 02:54:16 PM
Hi. 

Tinker with the Bellville configuration and see if you can get what you need.
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: foakes on February 25, 2015, 03:24:15 PM
Welcome aboard, Freddy --

Best,

Fred
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: FreddyP on February 25, 2015, 03:37:22 PM
Thanks Alan. Shimano is sending the part (at a small charge but I sm fine with that).  I am going to try ((((()) and see how it works on bellevilles.  Best to all. F
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: alantani on February 25, 2015, 11:28:52 PM
let us know how it works out!
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: Dominick on February 26, 2015, 02:20:02 AM
Quote from: Keta on February 25, 2015, 02:54:16 PM
Hi. 

Tinker with the Bellville configuration and see if you can get what you need.
Wasn't Tinker Bell a Disney character?  ;D  Dominick
Title: Re: First Post
Post by: Shark Hunter on February 26, 2015, 05:22:58 AM
Welcome aboard Freddy! ;D