Reel Repair by Alan Tani

OK, I guess. 

Tell us about that rod, Sir!  We have to get "all up in your business".

Quote from: Benni3 on April 01, 2023, 11:50:59 AMno I didn't get a yeti,

The yeti thing swept the country and are good coolers.  Now they're just another expensive and HEAVY cooler.

I like those blue blocks!

You guys are workin' 'em over!

  When you have that big of a reel , you can put a cheat sheet on the side ..

Quote from: Midway Tommy on April 01, 2023, 03:22:10 PM

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on April 01, 2023, 03:10:33 PMIf there's no eared washers I'd think spool, carbon, keyed washer, then the wavy ones.

The flat keyed washer needs to be on top directly under the drag knob.

At first i though that also ,but the springs are on top of the key .    The only movement the spring will see is when you tighten or loosen the nut .

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on April 01, 2023, 03:10:33 PMIf there's no eared washers I'd think spool, carbon, keyed washer, then the wavy ones.

  That can work too , i will give that a try..

Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on April 01, 2023, 03:10:33 PMIf there's no eared washers I'd think spool, carbon, keyed washer, then the wavy ones.

The flat keyed washer needs to be on top directly under the drag knob.

Yeah, it's been bent, quite a bit, actually. Dam's alloy left something to be desired in that era. Nice reels but the alloy was a little soft. That seems to happen quite a bit. The good thing is, since it's kind of soft, and if you go at it slowly and carefully you should be able to get it back fairly close to original alignment without weakening too much.

If there's no eared washers I'd think spool, carbon, keyed washer, then the wavy ones.

I've never cared much for the cone shaped or wavy metal washers in drag configurations.