g,day fellow members i have just encounted a problem with the drag washers which work on a wet drag system( problem 1 shimano trinidad narrow special i have had it for 1 year used very lightly,(problem 2 shimano tyrnos 30 i have had it 3 months used very lightly,i dropped both reels in for their 1st service 3weeks ago decided to go & see why the tackle store hadn,t rung to pick up my reels & his reply was i am waiting for parts & my reply was parts for!!! what these reels are brand new hardly been used & then he proceeded to show me the drag washers from both reels & they where starting to shredd on the edges of the washers much to my shock his response it has something to do the wet drag system he recons he is going to put the new washers in dry & see what happens i asked if you seen anthing like this before on such a quality product he said i have about 10 reels out the back with the wet drag system with the washers starting to shredd he also said he rang shimano direct & they couldn,t explain why the washers are stuffed( thanks for nothing shimano there not exactly cheap reels you know) if anyone can enlighten me on the cause please help
Jack Erskine has a reputation for fixing drags. search him on Ausfish, or try googling.
Five or so years ago Jack did have some washers that had to be kept very clean, and others that were less fussy. The design of my calcuttas does not inspire confidence on that point, but doubtless Jack has moved on to bigger and better things since then
One of the local tackle stores claims to be as good, and maybe they are; I'll find out shortly.
Truck hunter, PM dicko1980 as he has upgraded the drag washer on some of his reels and the reels of some of his mates. He says that he can do it much cheaper than erskine.
Hey truck_hunter, are these drags teflon lubricated? If so this fraying around the edges is not unusual I have worked on some very hard worked reels TLDs and Beastmasters and this did not seem to make any difference to the performance.
Eric
If they still work why replace ,just because they look stuffed,
Just because she is ugly dosnt mean she wont preform
ADZ
sorry for the late reply guys i have been driving my truck all over the country side since coming back from my big fishing trip up to cape york i rang the head honcho from shimano in melbourne & told him my problem & fixed both of them no charge as the trinadad had run out of warranty i was looking at a $240 repair bill a big thanks to danny in melb in the service dept cheers mate
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