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Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Kurt Carlson on October 14, 2010, 01:23:50 PM
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Does anyone have, or can point me to instructions on how to dismantle the 18000sw drag system. My drag is getting sticky and I can not get the stuff under the spool apart. I am worried I will damage something. Does it take some kind of special tool? It is quite expensive for me to ship the reel somewhere for servicing and I am hoping to do it myself.
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I've opened mine using a flathead screw driver and a fair bit of force, scratched the metal though.
There are people who've used a PVC pipe of a suitable diameter and cut out grooves so that it'll fit and you turn to remove the metal casing for the bottom drag.
Something along these lines
http://www.360tuna.com/forum/f72/stella-10kfa-drag-replacement-10076/ (http://www.360tuna.com/forum/f72/stella-10kfa-drag-replacement-10076/)
but require different grooves for the 18k spool.
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Thanks Marc, You are a life saver. I could not find a pipe to fit the 18k. I found a P-Trap at the hardware store that fit. I cut the 3 slots in it and....Whala, it worked. If anyone is interested, the P-Trap is a Dux 50MM Polypropylene Trap with a 46MM ID. I used the end that fits to the Basket strainer under the sink.