LH reel with RH parts???

[Keta]

Is there any thing that will cause problems if I use right hand gears in a left hand 113H?  I occasionally have people on my boat that can not use a standard reel and I want to build a LH one for them to use. My factory LH 349H stays home.

[alantani]

with the wrong orientation, the pinion gear will be forced away from the gear, not down against it, with helical gears.  with straight cut gears, it will not matter. 

[Keta]

The gears I was going to use are Alan C's helical cut gears.  Oh well, I'll just use them in a right hand reel.

[Alto Mare]

Is there any thing that will cause problems if I use right hand gears in a left hand 113H?  I occasionally have people on my boat that can not use a standard reel and I want to build a LH one for them to use. My factory LH 349H stays home.

Tell those guys to rotate the rod about 180 degree

[Newell Nut]

I see tourist do it all the time. Flip it over and wind backwards. Looks silly but it works.

[Keta]

I'll draw up a LH 349 dog and use the LH 113H gearsleve in a 349 for them.

[Bryan Young]

you can still get left handed gears from Penn Parts for the 113H.

They make it easy to order the conversion parts:

https://www.mysticparts.com/PennParts/Parts/113H-Left-Conversion.aspx


"Edited as per Moderators to correct Scott's Bait & Tackle over to their new store name Mystic Reel Parts / www.mysticparts.com"

[Keta]

Not 4:1.