Hi
Wondering if anyone can help me out with a list of the Calcutta 400 models that have a spool bushing rather than a bearing.
Thanks!
Dawn
Yes they come with a plastic bushing. You can swap it out for a bearing no problem. They just cheap out to make more profit on the reel.
The RHS spool support bush on the '98 CT400 I think? I change all of them out to a 5x11x4mm?? bearing. Can anyone else confirm the size?
I can't remember the size but I changed mine on my Calcutta 2014. You will need a pin removal tool. Also its good to have spare pins in case you bend one reinstalling it.
I know the bearing to replace the bushing is 5x11x3, although sometimes 5x11x4 works. I think the 400B comes with a bearing, the 400's do not, but I'm not clear if it's model or year or what that makes the difference if you get a bearing or bushing.
Annoyingly the schematic just lists the spool+shaft+bearing/bushing as a single part because they treat it as non-serviceable. Too many spool shafts get bent by people using inappropriate tools to get the pin out.
Just to muddy the waters - my 400B had a bushing, I don't know what year it was sorry.
Yes they often don't have a part number for that handle side spool bearing on many of the reel models. And now they are changing reel part numbers too. Just to make it more fun :)