star drag problem
Submitted by shimmy_woosh on Mon, 2011-05-23 20:49
haivng an issues with the drag locking up against the handle of the reel, so it wont move and i cant reel in anymore line. Just wanted to know how to unlcok it. I think someone was fiddeling around with the drag. Not really experienced with overheads.
thanks
hlokk
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Which reel is it?
Which reel is it?
shimmy_woosh
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daiwa sealine 400H
daiwa sealine 400H
grantarctic1
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Not sure
Not sure, but if the star drag is against the handle then it is wound all the way out. ( loose, )
To tighten the drag it should move towards the reel away from the handle. Some of these drags work on a left hand thread. ( oppisite to normal )
I use left handed O/H reels and if my friends use them they normaly wind the star drag the wrong way and it gets stuck against the handle.
I'm not 100% sure this is your problem but worth looking at.
Cheers Grant
shimmy_woosh
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yeh im pretty sure thats
yeh im pretty sure thats whats happened, except the drag wont budge, either way
grantarctic1
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remove the handle
You might have to remove the handle to ease the presure, Be careful as the nut on the handle could be left hand thread.
If the nut wont move turning clockwize (normal thread ) try to turn it anticlockwise. ( left hand thread )
It can be touchy on how much presure to apply , be careful you might strip the thread.
Just a tip i was told as a youngster with threads, ( lefty loosy, righty tighty ) but left hand threads are oppisite. If there is enough thread to see you should be able to tell which one it is.
shimmy_woosh
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got her mate, just needed a
got her mate, just needed a tea towel and a bit of elbow grease, she freeded up
thanks for the advice