MDBowHunter Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Ok guys I need some help, I have a Daiwa Aird winch that I want to change to a 6.3:1 or somewhere there close. My question is where is the best place to get these from. I've taken apart and cleaned all of my feels, but I've never changed gear ratio, so I don't even have a clue as to where to get the gears. Any help and input would be highly appreciated. Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted March 14, 2015 Super User Posted March 14, 2015 Unless you buy a faster ratio aird and take the gears out, then you are out of luck. Daiwa will not sell gears unless it's for a repair at one of their approved repair shops. I've contacted multiple online stores and get the same response. Quote
MDBowHunter Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 Yea I was kinda thinking that, but I was hoping to pick some up somewhere. If I can't pick some up somewhere I'll just end up sell this one, and buying something new. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 14, 2015 Super User Posted March 14, 2015 I've ordered gears many, many times in the past. Is this new? Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted March 14, 2015 Super User Posted March 14, 2015 Unless that's something they just started in the past 2 months. I've ordered a few sets. 1 Quote
MDBowHunter Posted March 14, 2015 Author Posted March 14, 2015 It's about a year or two old. It's the ugly orange and black one. I'd love to just replace it, but I'd rather put the cash towards tackle. I've have looked around on Google but haven't really found to much Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted March 14, 2015 Super User Posted March 14, 2015 Ordered a gear set for a Tatula direct from Daiwa late last year - no problems.... Quote
Super User Angry John Posted March 14, 2015 Super User Posted March 14, 2015 I oder gear sets from the tackle trap. Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted March 14, 2015 Super User Posted March 14, 2015 Tackle trap has some in stock yes, but they won't return emails to me. A couple of well known Japanese stores have returned emails saying that daiwa will not allow them to order t3 gears to ship out. Been wanting to upgrade my t3 1016 to 8.1 ratio Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 I've ordered gears many, many times in the past. Is this new? Same here. My other thought is that it may be easier and cheaper to just trade or sell the reel for the one you want. I don't usually mess with gear changes unless it's build something custom that's not readily available on the open market. For example, putting Core 50 gears in a 50E. Quote
Solution timsford Posted March 14, 2015 Solution Posted March 14, 2015 Sbould be able to order from daiwa or call gary at the tackle trap. Or maybe you could trade it for another reel with the gear ratio you want. I like the orange myself but im a tennessee fan lol Quote
Super User J Francho Posted March 15, 2015 Super User Posted March 15, 2015 Just talk to Daiwa USA. Toby has always taken care of me. Quote
MDBowHunter Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 Thanks for all of the replies. It looks like I'm just gonna throw this reel in a closet to pass on to a young fisherman, and just buy a new one. It looks like if I can even get the gears they're gonna cost around $30, and this feel isn't worth dumping half the cost of the reel. Quote
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