Help with Ambassadeur Royal Plus 85-0

[reelman76]

I recently disassembled, cleaned, and began assembling an Ambassadeur Royal Plus reel. I assembled the right side of the reel without any issues, but am having trouble with the left side. The magnet assembly and control has me befuddled.  I should have taken pictures when I took it apart.  The schematic is not much help, especially since the one I have is for an 85-1 not 85-0.  Does anyone have any helpful tips for assembling the left portion of one of these rare reels?  Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Mike

[alantani]

mike, i'm sorry, but i've never had one of those apart.  anyone else??

[Brewer]

i believe i too have done one of these reels. it had me over a barrel. i however got it (the spring) to fit correctly. sorry i can't recall what i did. all i can suggest is rethink the proccess of how your trying to make it work. meaning it was a royal xxxxx (pain in the butt)!

[Pro Reel]

I've also done one. I wish I could tell you step by step how it goes, but i would have to be looking at one to remember exactly where it went. I sugest that you go to the forums at mikesreelrepair.com. Someone there may have one and might be able to post some pictures for you.

[reelman76]

Alan, Brewer, and Pro Reel thank you for your responses. I know there are not many of these reels around anymore, so getting my hands on another one as a Cajun blueprint isn't going as well either.  I will take your advice, Pro and check in the forum at Mike's. And Brewer, you couldn't have put it any better. Over-engineering, anyone?

[reelman76]

Ok, I finally was able to get this pain in the butt reel back together thanks to a suggestion by Pro Reel to try mikesreelrepair forum.  There I was able to get help from a gentleman in South Africa named Fritz who has been working on Ambassadeurs for 30+ years.  The trick is to build the magnet assembly separately, then install the complete magnet housing onto the frame.  There also was a piece of metal that was originally glued to the magnet ####'y that had debonded that threw me for a loop, but Fritz talked me through that too.  So a big sincere thank you to all involved for your help.

Mike