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Overhead Reel Maintenance:Overhead reel maintenance is very
important part of fishing. The general thought is that its a chore,
but I think other ise! you dont antyour reel to sei"e up on that
pri"ed fish no do you #ut first, there are a fe things you should
do before putting your greasy mitts on the reel hich ill keep your
purchase in tip top condition years from no :
$irstly you should get a hold of some pure paste carnauba a%
& ith no man made additives'. (pply the a% uniformly on all
e%ternalsurfaces reachable, such as side plates, handle, star drag,
reel seat, frame and especially the spool as salt ater logged line
corrodes yourspool )uickly. (llo a% to ha"e then buff lightly ith a
soft cotton cloth making sure you remove all the a% from corners
and other hideyholes. *e%t, remove side plates and using a
aterproof, rustproof and corrosion proof spray. #e it lanoguard or
hatever your favouritebrand, spray the insides of the side plates,
this prevents corrosion+rust on reels ith aluminium+alloy side
plates, hich is a commonoccurrence after many years of hard
ork.
(fter doing the above to your ne reel, spool up the reel ith
your favourite line, attach a lure of lead eight of some sort, and
cast and
retrieve - /-- times over ater or a grass field, or 0ust go out
lure fishing for an afternoon, you should easily rack up that many
casts. Thereason for this as hen parts are machined little burrs
and machining marks are left and the /-- or so retrieves grinds a
ay all those littlenasties, only a select fe manufacturers buff
every single internal part of the reel removing these burrs but
they ill all benefit from thisrunning in. Once you get back for
casting give your reel a good ash ith arm soapy ater then rinse ith
fresh ater and allo to dry.(fter doing the above, using the aid of
your schematic diagram hich came in your bo% the reel needs to be
striped do n so every partremovable has been removed, cleaned,
&best done ith an old toothbrush' regreased or oiled and then
placed e%actly back here it camefrom. $or this e%ercise I ill be
sho ing the procedure to striping do n a mag converted (bu 1arcia 2
--343T:
$or this particular reel all you need is the (bu tool hich came
ith the reel and a very small tipped, flat scre driver.
/. Remove the right hand side plate via the three thumb scre s,
taking the spool and its spindle out.5. Remove the right hand end
cap sho ing the retaining clip for the spindle, using (bu tool or
fingers unclip and the spindle can no beremoved from the opposite
side.4. *o proceed to remove the handle, unscre the plastic+metal
retainer and cover to sho the cir clip.6. The cir clip is one of t
o parts on an (bu overhead hich gives many people trouble, using a
piece of paper or ideally a plastic bag, useyour small tipped scre
driver to 7pop off the clip into the safety of a plastic bag, if
you do lose the clip and you hear it bounce around theroom 8 get a
magnet an search the area you heard it rest at.
. *o remove the handle spring asher and star drag pieces. I
recommend you place all the parts in a line in the order you have
taken themoff, to avoid confusion on reassembling. 9ou may remove
the t o ashers sitting on the roller bearing housing, but 0est
remember to putthem back ontop of the housing not underneath..
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2. *o e have cleared a little space to remove the t o scre s
holding the end cover do n. 9ou can remove this ithout any parts
flyingthroughout the room.
. *o you can easily remove the drag+gear assembly all in one and
the spool release assembly also.;. 3lean, lubricate and replace the
push button spool release, then disassemble the drag assembly, it
is important you note hich 7keyed ashes go here, if you get
confused 0ust check back ith your schematic diagram. 3lean and allo
drag ashers to completely dry is of
high importance. (bu drags ere designed to ork dry, *OT oiled or
greased & if you do insist on greasing them, only use
