Problems with Tatula Ct

[James Pisano]

I’ve been having some problems with my Diawa Tatula Ct. It was my friends but he gave it to me. I went ahead and cleaned, Oiled, and greased it. First off which is the least of my worries it makes a grinding sound, which I assume is to be normal? Second the spool is closer to the right side than it is to the left so there is a space on the left side of the spool. This makes line occasionally get caught in it and then I have to take the spool out and untangle it. Last of the problems with it is that when I’m fishing with it sometimes it locks up and I have to press the button and reel very hard to get it to loosen up. It is not locked at the moment if you press the button then reel it frees up. Are there ways to fix these problems?

[DomQ]

Send it in to be fixed, you sir did not put it back together properly. Maybe the pinion isn't set in the yoke properly, or the yoke is upside-down. 

[James Pisano]

It must’ve been worked on before because I took it apart to try to fix those problems. Thanks 

[garroyo130]

Is the spool always more to the right regardless of how much you tighten the cast control knob?

[James Pisano]

Yes, it always stays to the right

[garroyo130]

You got bigger problems. I'd be willing to wager the spool that's on it didn't come with it ... I hope I'm wrong. 

[James Pisano]

I thought that was the problem too. I have a diawa fuego and they have the same spool so I switched that spool into the tatula and the same thing happened. I don’t understand what else it could be.

[WRB]

Contact site sponsor DVT and have it serviced professionally.

Tom

[PhishLI]

1 hour ago, James Pisano said:

I thought that was the problem too. I have a diawa fuego and they have the same spool so I switched that spool into the tatula and the same thing happened. I don’t understand what else it could be.

Sounds like the spool friction spacers are missing on one side. If it was taken apart that's possible. On the schematic they're part #s 11,12, and 54

[James Pisano]

Thank you. I’ll have to check that out

[iabass8]

Remove the spool and turn the handle. You should hear a buzz/grinding noise in a tatula CT with the spool out. The reason is because pinion is moving around without support from the spool shaft that locks the pinion in place. When you out your spool back, and if you hear that same noise, its because the spool isnt seated and the pin is rubbing the bottom of the pinoin.

 

The spool should be dead center and not further one direction or another. Tighten the cast control knob to remove the slop.

[redmeansdistortion]

Two places I'd look.  Check the tension knob and make sure the shims are in there.  There should be two of them, one round and one square.  Second place, make sure the inner part of the magnet assembly in the palm side hasn't become dislodged.  This does happen on some of the Magforce reels and can be fixed by indexing both magnets (turn the mag dial until the notches line up) and gluing it back in place.

[James Pisano]

I’ll have to check that out. Thanks for your help

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Forcing the handle when it binds up may brake something else. Get it sorted out before using it. Let me know if you need help. 

[James Pisano]

Ok... Will do.