Super User Bassn Blvd Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 attempt to do what I just did. I'm either an idiot or just plain crazy but I COMPLETLY broke down my Calcutta TE 50Gt and gave it a good cleaning. Now, you say "so what's so hard about that?" LMAO, I did it without ANY schematics, video, instructions, guidance or notes. And to top it off, I had the persistant help of my 3 year old. It only took me about 5 minutes to break the reel down to bare frame, but took close to 2 1/2 hours to clean, lube and get her back together again. There were no spare parts left over and she seems to function fine Quote
Super User tomustang Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 But there's always suppose to be spare parts Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 Not a chance in the world I could do it............ Quote
John G Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Not a chance in the world I could do it............ Nor I............... Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 That sucks, no weight savings in having reused all the parts... Try again! Quote
Jaheff Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Next thing you know, you'll have the dremel out. Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 Next thing you know, you'll have the dremel out. Dremel - otherwise known as a fully-automatic assault file..... Quote
Super User NorcalBassin Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 Yeah, sometimes I've wished that I took pics as I went along so I could back track. Quote
Super User islandbass Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 Yup, that was foolish. lol But at least you got it back together. Quote
Super User Hooligan Posted January 1, 2012 Super User Posted January 1, 2012 Awe shucks, everyone should try it once in their life! Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted January 1, 2012 Global Moderator Posted January 1, 2012 Awe shucks, everyone should try it once in their life! I agree that everyone should try it, just wouldn't suggest doing it with a Calcutta for your first try. Quote
Super User Bassn Blvd Posted January 2, 2012 Author Super User Posted January 2, 2012 Believe it or not, but the worm gear and related componets were the hardest, most pain in the ars pieces to put back. I willo be sending my reels to DVT for now on to be professionaly done. Quote
northern basser Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 I have a 3 year old also and I don't know if I'd call it help when mine is assisting me in anything. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 When I started reading I was thinking to myself " uh-oh here comes another Bag-O-Parts" lol. Congratulations, but add a disclaimer "Do not try this at home" lest folks think schematics are over rated! Happy New Year! Quote
Super User Goose52 Posted January 2, 2012 Super User Posted January 2, 2012 Even the schematic sometimes doesn't give you a solid understanding of the interaction/placement of the parts. I'm sorta a belt AND suspenders kinda guy and have the schematic AND take a digital photo at each "layer" of disassembly. And somtimes I still ask myself...was that part pointed this way......or THAT way? Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted January 2, 2012 Super User Posted January 2, 2012 That sucks, no weight savings in having reused all the parts... Try again! BRILLIANT! Quote
ChrisAW Posted January 2, 2012 Posted January 2, 2012 This reminds me, its about that time I start breaking down all my Revo's for cleaning. I need to find out which one I left a couple washer bushings out of last winter Quote
Super User Raul Posted January 2, 2012 Super User Posted January 2, 2012 Putting it back all together is the easy part, I find more challenging breaking it down, them teeny tiny wee size springs, C and E clips got a mind on their own, there you are pushing them clips just to see them lift off at warp speed and go flying into space boldly where no reel part has ever gone before; btw just out of scientific curiosity I measured the speed once, warp factor 10 .... not bad uh ?. 2 Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted January 3, 2012 Super User Posted January 3, 2012 Next time video tape it, that always seems to help. It also makes for some interesting u-tube bleeps and blunders lol...just edit it to the short version. Quote
jeb2 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Good job! Now that you've done it once, it'll be much easier the next time. I'm very mechanically inclined and have always done my own reel maint. So easy to do, at least IMO. And once you've taken one apart, the rest are usually very similar. I bought a Calcutta DC a couple of weeks ago. My first round reel. So I was expecting it to be somewhat different internally when I pulled it down for its pre-first fishing day clean up and lube. Pretty much the same as my low profile reels in there, except more room to work. Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted January 4, 2012 Super User Posted January 4, 2012 * PING *! Where did that spring go!? Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 4, 2012 Super User Posted January 4, 2012 Daiwa bearing retainer clips are the worst. So bad, I keep a dozen or so on hand. It's funny, I always find a couple after a thorough sweeping of the work area, LOL. Quote
scrutch Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 Daiwa bearing retainer clips are the worst. So bad, I keep a dozen or so on hand. It's funny, I always find a couple after a thorough sweeping of the work area, LOL. There's gotta be a tool for that. If not, maybe that would be a good invention. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 5, 2012 Super User Posted January 5, 2012 There is, a big zip loc bag. Remove it inside the bag. It catches the wayward clip about 50% of the time. 1 Quote
brushhoggin Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 did the same thing a few nights ago thinking i could just line up the parts as it came apart, but then there were parts within parts and more parts in those parts. i had schematics though and a fishing buddy next to me disassembling the same reel so i wasn't in the dark completely....still much more of a menace than i imagined. took around the same amount of time. now i only have 5 baitcasters to go!!! at least its winter. Quote
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