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Originally Posted by tomahawk
Papadave could you go over how you clean the parts once the reel is torn down and then what you lube with as it goes back together? I have cleaned Penn Jigmasters, Senators, GS (535), ABU Revo and 5600, a few diawas, and a few shimanos. That Cardiff looks like a PIA. I go back and forth on the re-assembly lubricants. The main issue i have had is I typically use a light machine oil and if I don't fish for a few months it gets googy usually on the spool shaft or pinion dis-engagement plate.
In the callcutta are you using the smaller size drag washer under the main gear? Does that give you more drag or just more adjustability?
Thanks,
Tom
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Basically, once the parts are disassembled, I use WD40 to clean them. As I put them back together I will use reel grease on the gears and springs and a little 3in1 oil on the bearings. I do that because I like the feel of the reel without the grease slowing it down. I am using Carbontek drags for the calcutta 250, you need to buy the drags washers for a 700 though. You end up with an extra washer but those are the ones that fit. I guess you could try using both washers where the one would go, have not tried that yet. And yes, there is a smaller drag washer under the main gear, not sure what it add, but it is there.
The simplist reels I have to take apart and put back together are the old Sealines, 30H, 30SH, 40H and 20SLH. They are about 30 years old and still work very well. That 30H in the photo caught more albacore than many folks see in their lifetime. I used to go out every weekend during the season and usually got limits. Those were the days.