Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Hi guys,

I would like your opinion in relation to a reel I bought recently (a week ago) online.

The issue is that it seems to me that the foot of the reel is too inclined or bent to the front.
The reel is a D.A.M Quick 1401 (I noticed too that the arm is chromed metal instead of black).

What I would like to know, is if the foot is really bent or if by any chance that model was like that.

I took some pictures to compare it to a D.A.M Quick 3000 that I have and you can see the difference

Thank you in advance!
Hiroel

Quote from: Keta on March 31, 2023, 10:48:33 PMIt does not work out as double but you are understanding the concept.

Will I have to do tests directly at sea? Isn't there a method to know how much drag I developed with half an empty reel?

Quote from: nelz on March 31, 2023, 08:40:57 PMtrash fish

That term has maligned many tasty fish....some only because they are "hard" to clean or can't effectively be cut into a boneless filet suitable for a fine china plate.  More for my paper plate, please!!  Yes, there are fish that are NOT good to eat no matter how you try them and what you drown them in.  Anything with "jack" in its name comes to my mind.  I've tried to like these!   

Many fish carry the "trash" reputation because our fathers said so.

It does not work out as double but you are understanding the concept.

so in summary, if I put 16 lbs on strike with a spool loaded with 1300 yards of braid... when my fishing line hits the ocean floor at 1800 feet. my setting drag on the strike position will no longer be at 16 lbs of drag but rather almost double (32 lbs) did I get it right ?

Nope.  Not on side plate either. 
I keep wondering if the main gear assembly wasn't pressed together wrong at the factory and put a wobble onto the main gear.
Which I assume has already irreversably chewed up the main and pinion gears and is eating into the dog.
I don't know how else the gear would get a wobble.

Took all 3 of mine apart today, Joe, and they're all the same as yours, and in the same configuration as you have laid out. Bottom is dome down to the spool, second is big diameter down to bottom washer big diameter with dome up and top washer is dome down to second washer dome and the keyed washer goes against top washer big diameter. I'm wondering if the bottom washer dome digs into the bottom of the spool cavity?

Think of the spool as a lever. When the spool is full, the height of the spool is taller, creating a longer lever (the radius of the spool) to cause the spool to turn, thus needing less force. As the spool empties, the lever gets shorter, thus needing greater force to cause the spool to turn.

Keta, you posted while I was typing.

Think of it like a lever, the closer it gets to the arbor the more work it takes to move the load.

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Hi newbie, please don't get angry! after this premise I would like to ask me to explain a concept that is not at all clear to me. For this I will be happy to read you, thank you in advance!!! so I would like you to explain to me why my reels on which I have spooled 1300 yards of 80 lbs... when it is almost empty with only 500 yards remaining on the spool the drag setting that I previously set will double. I did not understand how the capacity of the braid in the reels can affect the drag setting. i need clarification. thanks friends