Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Final pictures

Finished up the Dep Savoy, today!
Reassembly went great with everything working smoothly!

Everything lubricated with faucet valve grease and light machine oil, throughout.

Anti reverse works as it should with reel function smooth in both directions.

 Nice subtle a/r click on this one.

Front spool drag all good.

 This is the only reel I've had to build the drag capstan on!

 The French love to over design. Lol

Nice quiet bail arm actuation with the unique bail arm set up.

 3:1 ratio on this one.

Spooling it with 6lb. test and taking her out for a trial run on some feisty crappie.

Funny thing, this reel had a bunch of sand throughout,  before stripdown, and even after a very thorough cleaning, the threaded body screw holes still had some grit bits, you could feel when tightening screws down.

I got her from France, so I'd like to think, she still has a bit of home in her.

Peace!!

Nice.

Thanks for that.

So, she may have a 48 model crank and knob.
Oh well, it fits good, but that's where the similarities end.

This one is so different than later Ru's.

Appreciate the replies, man!

I wear eyeglasses full time. My everyday glasses are progressive, transitioning, with lightweight plastic lenses having anti-scratch and anti-glare coatings. So I know first hand there are solutions to problems through eyewear. My shooting glasses for instance are yellow with the progression reversed top to bottom. Whether or not there is/are sollutions for you I can't say howeve there are  ways to help you identify specifically what is going on. Online questionaires and light sensitivity tests can help you decide if you want try finding a clinical solution. It seems to me you are sensitive to certain wavelengths of light in which case lens coatings could be the answer. You could be sensitive to a strobing affect, imperceptable to most people, of certain types of  lights.

The one thing I can say with absolute certainty is if you find glasses with a tint or color that work for you get wrap arounds to keep light coming in at odd angles from reflecting off the back of the lenses and into your eyes.

Edit: I reread your post and see that you take medication. Certain medications are known to cause an increase in sensitivity to light. You might want to investigate that as well.

Regards,
OR

["The crank looks original to the reel, but being 80 years old, who knows."]

Given the handle knob is attached with a threaded bolt I would imagine that the original wood knob was replaced at some point with a more recent plastic knob, or maybe even a complete handle/knob combo.

Here a RU Super 48, circa 1948, with a crank handle & knob similar to your 46, although the knob has been modified a little, probably to accommodate a replacement bolt.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/177585331109?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&campid=5338722076&customid=&toolid=10050&amdata=enc%3AAQAKAAAAoFu2GTm2ZGNVXFEsdeNYg5LHk6SyJdUoPSqrC4zw3THPtfY02ZMjCnhxk275C1xEgkubs3mdR1cLXEsAZvDBN9j%2FBw%2FRT9YeaETn3HDcehadZB5AFF1COwI0lcbnIF8g0Jwk9Yl%2BDggbLId2F%2BgynhvZHqSRKJCeKh5zui%2F3TYB1twcHwz3aeXbCk1myNugp9n38CKfa1oHK0tudFoT6Sow%3D

How's that Euro-Nymphing going.

Yes, I too have heard the yellow tint can be a winner for nighttime use.  I have a pair of clip-on yellows that also work OK in daytime, but I seldom drive at night, or for any distance at night, so can't say I have tested them out in that context.

Frank

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on December 14, 2025, 04:19:51 AMI love it. French ppl like ok wars over time to fish.

Haha! Priorities!

Yeah, those are dandy reels.  I've got a couple of the newer "Royal Maroon" versions, but nothing in the 90/91 size.

Frank

I see you are newly registered to the AT site; greetings from Minnesota USA.  Hopefully, someone will contact you about a GS 10.  I see a tutorial on YoungMartin'sReels about that Daiwa, and a few for sale on the big auction site.

Frank