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General Maintenance Tips => General Questions and Trouble Shooting => Topic started by: triumphrick on December 06, 2012, 10:22:58 PM

Title: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: triumphrick on December 06, 2012, 10:22:58 PM
Well, finally got a Titus 30 in that I can't crack the spool cover loose....

Yep, i know it is left hand threads...but no amount of twisting has helped...and I do realize there is a set screw on that cover..

Anyone have a supplier for the tool??

This is a relatively new reel...and I just don't want to ding the cover by using pliers, etc....

My go to tool for some Penns has always been vice grip filter wrench... ;)

But I only use it if the hands are greasy (when aren't they!) and I just need a little help..

Thanks, guys...I thought I would start here first!
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: Bryan Young on December 06, 2012, 10:27:39 PM
I use this rubber strap wrenches myself.
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: triumphrick on December 06, 2012, 11:22:52 PM
Unfortunately, the serrated edge of the cover is flush with the spool...the strap lays on the spool, not on the spool cover...

I imagine Okuma should be able to sell a tool..
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: alantani on December 07, 2012, 06:23:53 PM
you may have to drill two holes in the cap, then use a pair of needle nose pliers like a spanner wrench, stick the points in the cover and twist away!
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: Dominick on December 07, 2012, 06:26:26 PM
Quote from: alantani on December 07, 2012, 06:23:53 PM
you may have to drill two holes in the cap, then use a pair of needle nose pliers like a spanner wrench, stick the points in the cover and twist away!
There you go.  Alan, the man, always has the answer.  Dominick
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: alantani on December 07, 2012, 06:27:27 PM
an answer of last resort......   :-\
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: triumphrick on December 10, 2012, 04:29:45 PM
Thanks to everyone....alll your suggestions were helpful.

I actually used a pair of vice grip oil filter pliers....after thoroughly taping the spool to prevent any damage...

It worked...but I still feel there has to be a tool somewhere..
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: handi2 on June 17, 2013, 11:42:13 PM
Was a "spool tool" ever found..??
Title: Re: Okuma spool cover tool....
Post by: triumphrick on June 23, 2013, 10:50:30 PM
Quote from: handi2 on June 17, 2013, 11:42:13 PM
Was a "spool tool" ever found..??

Yes, Okuma sent me one....and I found it to be worthless....  ::)

It is short and stubby...and there is no way at all to get any leverage to use it.

It is also flimsy....and keeping the tabs aligned in the spool cover was futile..

Yes, I threw it away..... :-\