Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Sounds like the screws are too long for the holes...possible if the 6 were non-Daiwa replacements of the right threading but had longer length.

Any objections to filing down those screws 1/16" off the ends?

I must not have been clear. The perimeter edges of the end caps seats 100% with the frame. As with three of the holes on each side - the (3) on each side  that DO NOT host the harness and brace lugs - there is a gap in the contact of the aluminum at the point where these (3) screws go through the end cap to the threaded holes in the frame that receive the 8-32 threaded screw. This is clearly by design and the nylon washers are required. I am concerned that I do not see them on them on the schematic. it may be that I have a very early reel. My capacity sticker lists line capacity for mono up to 130#.

I see how to post pictures now

Willie

Hi Willie,

OK, a picture is worth a thousand words. I do not believe that the washers really add anything significant to the structure integrity of the Sealines. Washers being there would not cause any harm either.

None of the smaller Sealines (largest being the 600H's modded with 5-stack CFs and delrins for 80lb and 100lb) in my lineup have ever had such washers, and they all have the same design of the side plate sitting on the outer rim of of the frame with a thin gap. The Sealine aluminum side plates have the structural integrity to withstand the pressure from tightened screws without the need of a "pillar"/washer bedding for support (unlike the Penn Mag Power's graphite plates).

Either way, it shouldn't be a matter of concern, IMHO.

Wai

OK, thank you!

Hey guys so I am breaking down a 910 that my buddy said was slipping a bit but I had previously installed a new grip on it and it seems to have some sort of top cap thingy on the top of the gear Sleave. I can't tell how I put it on there or how I can safely remove it without damaging anything. I think these parts were from Cortez, does anyone have any suggestions (see image)

it just unscrews.

The stock ones just pull straight off. It's like a cap that engages the flat sides of the gear sleeve, the handle nut holds it on if I remember correctly.

Quote from: alantani on November 08, 2022, 06:28:52 PMit just unscrews.

Alan, so you think it just backs out like a regular bolt? i guess that makes most sense since the handle nut is reverse threaded. I will give a try after work. Be better I guess if I could just remember what did to begin with 

Couldnt wait, so leaned into it and it did indeed back off. Cheers to Alan and to the board as per usual, the best source for info on reels anywhere. I will be opening her up a bit this week and will post any pictures of wear that may be apparent. My buddy has been using it as a planer reel, and in spite of me telling him to let the planer out with the drag vs quickly engaging the clutch, he admitted to doing the later    So I am expecting the dog will have some wear and may need replacing. We will see.

I stand corrected. I guess my memory isn't what it used to be. It's only been about fifty years since rockcodding with this 910.

Ok so I opened her up this morning. Here are a few shots of what I found. I will defer to y'all's opinion here but other than a severely worn top keyed cf drag washer the rest of the internals show very nominal signs of wear. The dog and ratchet that I had been concerned with are not visibly damaged at all and both pinion and main gears are apparently just dandy. So my only guess as to what May have caused slipping is the spool tension knob potentially backed out so far that the gears were not engaging properly? Does that make sense? Do y'all have any other input as to what May have been going on with this reel (I was not present to witness said slipping)

hard to tell from the photos, but this does not look like a standard configuration.   

How's the under gear washer? In the second photo, there looks to be a piece of carbon fiber or something between the gears. There wasn't any debris that could impede the dog? Just trying to get my foot out of my mouth. Aftermarket drag stack for sure. Is that Lee's?yeah, that top carbon fiber washer probably wasn't properly nestled into the gear, or it climbed outa there from too much pressure. Might have just been a sticky dog in addition to the blown out drag washer.

Those drag kits are prone to failure. As soon as the ears are worn off the drag washers it will cease to work.

No bueno. Did you put Alan's drag stack as replacement, Keith?