I am new to this but I forged ahead and took apart the reel which was quite salted up and cleaned and lubed it. It all seemed to go fine except that as the drag is increased the handle gets increasingly hard to turn. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Is your Saltist 40 a lever drag? If so, it is almost a certainty that the pinion bearing -- the bearing in the right side plate -- is bad and ends to be replaced. If you have one of the Saltist star drags, odds are the drag washers are in the wrong order.
Thanks I have a Star drag and will check the drag washer order
you likely need to shim the star. it sounds like it's bottoming out against the side plate.