Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Spinning Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Olympic => Topic started by: Gregory on February 01, 2025, 10:50:25 AM

Title: Olympic 51
Post by: Gregory on February 01, 2025, 10:50:25 AM
I just bought an Olympic 51 on eBay
Does anyone know the line capacity and weight of line to use
I am going to use it on a Jarvis Walker Hawkesbury River rod
Thanks
Greg
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: Gregory on February 05, 2025, 01:58:50 AM
Any schematics or service videos for this reel
It just arrived and needs some love
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: oc1 on February 05, 2025, 04:36:08 AM
It's like a Penn knock-off.  The schematic for any Peen about that size will be pretty close.  Match the parts up with the schematic and take pitchers as you disassemble it.

When I was a kid, an elderly neighbor gave me a NIB Olympic that her son had sent her from Japan.  There was a felt bag and brochure inside the box, but no schematic that I recall.  From what I could tell, it was laid out and built as well as a Penn.
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: Maxed Out on February 05, 2025, 07:33:07 PM
 Your Olympic reel is an exact duplicate of a Penn long beach 60
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: Gregory on February 08, 2025, 04:19:26 AM
There is a grease nipple which is cool that goes to the gear and a leaf spring for the dog which I am now trying to figure how to fit it back in ( I forgot to take a picture 😩)
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: Gregory on February 09, 2025, 01:54:47 AM
Quote from: Maxed Out on February 05, 2025, 07:33:07 PMYour Olympic reel is an exact duplicate of a Penn long beach 60
Thanks maxed out
I finally put it all back together for the 3rd time and I think I did it correctly
I will check the long beach out on you tube 👌
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: oc1 on February 09, 2025, 04:33:23 AM
As I recall, you need to know Alan's four-finger-grip-to-hold-everything-in-place,-then-swing-the-bridge-around trick.
Title: Re: Olympic 51
Post by: Gregory on February 09, 2025, 08:43:40 AM
Quote from: oc1 on February 09, 2025, 04:33:23 AMAs I recall, you need to know Alan's four-finger-grip-to-hold-everything-in-place,-then-swing-the-bridge-around trick.
Yes 🤣
It's achievable with a bit of swearing