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Conventional and Bait Casting Reel Rebuild Tutorials and Questions => Accurate Tutorials and Questions => Topic started by: JRD on December 15, 2017, 05:22:19 PM

Title: Accuplates question
Post by: JRD on December 15, 2017, 05:22:19 PM
I picked up a box of full accurate conversions at a price I couldn't pass by.  I've owned alot of the jiggy and squidder size as well as Magnums and a few 6/0s.  This has me stumped.  It's a purple 4/0 narrow with a cut out for some kind of plate on the right side.  It's not a Magnum!  I've never seen this before and wonder if it's a piece I need to track down or manufacture before I put it back together.  As you can see it doesn't go through the edge so no water intrusion issues.
Title: Re: Accuplates question
Post by: Bryan Young on December 15, 2017, 05:41:16 PM
It's a little SS Plate to cover the opening when you get the gear in. Not a necessary piece.
Title: Re: Accuplates question
Post by: JRD on December 15, 2017, 05:42:47 PM
Quote from: Bryan Young on December 15, 2017, 05:41:16 PM
It's a little SS Plate to cover the opening when you get the gear in. Not a necessary piece.

Thank you Bryan
Title: Re: Accuplates question
Post by: Gfish on December 15, 2017, 07:31:33 PM
Yeah. Kinda odd that the plate seems to have an even circumference. The ones I've seen, have a kinda bulge where the ss gear cover screws in. I'd use somethin(plastic?) in there, to keep saltH2O oudda there. Pack with grease?...
Gfish
Title: Re: Accuplates question
Post by: ReelFishingProblems on December 15, 2017, 10:02:20 PM
Any pictures of the "treasure chest?"

Nick
Title: Re: Accuplates question
Post by: Maxed Out on December 21, 2017, 04:58:54 AM

That cutout was intended for a piece of stainless, and I've had a few that did have the piece, and some without. I think accurate decided it wasn't needed, but if you see it with the plate installed, you'll see it does fill a gap to stop water intrusion. Without the plate in the cutout, water intrusion is very possible. I put some extra grease in there to help keep water out.