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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Ambassadeur Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: nelz on December 29, 2015, 06:11:34 PM

Title: Original Ambassadeur drag
Post by: nelz on December 29, 2015, 06:11:34 PM
Is there a way to make the original (60's -70's) Ambassadeur 5000/6000 drag disks smooth? I know I can swap them to carbon fiber, but would rather keep the original stock disks because they are made of a hard material. The hard material fits better inside the track for the "clicking drag" design.

I've tried Cal's grease, but still get "jerky" drag.
Title: Re: Original Ambassadeur drag
Post by: tholmes on December 29, 2015, 07:05:07 PM
Try polishing the metal surfaces that the fiber washers are against. That should smooth things up bit.

Tom