SHIMANO TEKOTA DRAG INSTALLATION PART 2

SHIMANO TEKOTA DRAG INSTALLATION PART 2

NOW IT'S TME FOR A THOROUGH CLEANING OF THE COMPLETE DRIVE / DRAG SYSTEM THAT YOU SEE IN STEPS #15A THRU E, INCLUDING THE FRAME SET PLATE PICTURED IN STEP #14A. OUR WEAPON OF CHOICE FOR THIS TASK IS VM&P NAPTHA WHICH IS BASICALLY LIGHTER FLUID. IT'S REALLY CHEAP, READILY AVAILABLE AT ANY HARDWARE STORE, WON'T STINK THE PLACE OUT, EVAPORATES QUICKLY & WILL NOT HARM PLASTIC OR GRAPHITE COMPONANTS LIKE SOME AUTOMOTIVE CARB & BRAKE CLEANING PRODUCTS ARE KNOWN FOR.

AN OLD PLASTIC TUPPERWARE BOWL OR EVEN A CHEAP DOLLAR STORE SELF SEALING CONTAINER ALONG WITH A TOOTH BRUSH ARE GREAT FOR CLEANING YOUR PARTS. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A DREMEL, DON'T SWEAT THAT EITHER! #000 OR #0000 STEEL WOOL WILL MAKE SHORT WORK OF CLEANING ALL THE PARTS PICTURED.

ONCE ALL YOUR PARTS ARE THOROUGHLY CLEANED YOUR NOW READY FOR REASSEMBLY OF YOUR REEL

STEP #15E

STEP #15B

STEP #15C

STEP #15D

STEP #15A

ONCE YOUR ALL DONE GIVING YOUR PARTS A THOROUGH CLEANING YOUR NOW READY TO REASSEMBLE YOUR REEL.

OUR CUSTOMER REQUESTS THAT ALL HIS DRAG UPGRADES ARE TO BE DRAGMASTERS TOURNAMENT BRAND DRAG WASHERS (STEP #15G) & THAT ALL DRAGS ARE TO BE INSTALLED AS A DRY SYSTEM (VERY COMMON IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION) VERSUS HAVING THEM GREASED, THUS AVOIDING PREMATURE STICKY DRAG SITUATION.

SO, NEEDLESS TO SAY, AS SHOWN IN STEP #15F, THE DRIVE GEAR & DRAG PLATES NEED TO BE NOTHING LESS THAN SQUEEKY CLEAN!

STEP #15F

APPLY GREASE OF YOUR CHOICE TO THE FRAME SET PLATE AREA AS SHOWN & DON'T FORGET THOSE 2 LITTLE WASHERS!

REASSEMBLY OF THE ANTI REVERSE SYSTEM IS PRETTY MUCH THE REVERSE OF HOW IT WAS DISASSEMBLED AS SHOWN IN STEP #13 BUT YOUR A/R PAWLS MAY NEED A LITTLE FINE TUNING PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. THIS IS WHERE YOUR NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS COME IN HANDY AS SHOWN IN STEP #17B

STEP #16

STEP #17A