Reel Repair by Alan Tani

Quote from: jgp12000 on Today at 12:43:15 PMRob,
I looked at the bearing section, but I forget the old red 5000
Bushing was a different size,what bearing fits those?

The spool shaft on those is 3.125mm, while the C models use a 3mm OD spool shaft.  Boca used to carry the correct bearings but I haven't seen them on their site in some time now.

Ball bearings are best if serviced regularly from time a reel is new. Those Abu Ambassadeur bronze bushings seem to work quite well and I have yet to see any that are worn Beyond redemption. I like time tested used reels, but know there's a good chance that the former owners may not have serviced them right and I'm gonna have to change-out the ball bearings once I figure-out the size. Upgrade? Nah, standard issue b.b's. might help a little with cast control. But that's just me.

I clicked the link to your website... Nicely done!
Enjoyed reading the well written blogs.

Best wishes to you.

Kal

Quote from: Gfish on Today at 04:54:34 PMBall bearings are best if serviced regularly from time a reel is new. Those Abu Ambassadeur bronze bushings seem to work quite well and I have yet to see any that are worn Beyond redemption. I like time tested used reels, but know there's a good chance that the former owners may not have serviced them right and I'm gonna have to change-out the ball bearings once I figure-out the size. Upgrade? Nah, standard issue b.b's. might help a little with cast control. But that's just me.

I added BB to my Bantam & it made it smoother,but I kept the Bushings just cause.

This is awesome.