a maxed out 4/02

[alantani]

debated whether to post this or not. i just finished hotrodding an avet 4/02 and here's what i did.

spool bearings opened, cleaned and lubed with corrosion x
side plate bearings packed with grease, shields re-installed
drag washers cleaned and greased with shimano drag grease
screw holes greased with yamaha engine grease
4/0 handle replaced with a 5/0 handle
drag plate shimmed



this reel now delivers 30#'s of drag at strike before losing freespool, only a slight amount of load when cranking at that strike setting, and 45 seconds of freespool also at that strike setting. this means that the avet 4/02 will no longer have to languish at a max drag setting of 17 pounds at strike before losing freespool. it can FINALLY fish shoulder to shoulder with the penn 30s, the tiagra and accurate. we're talking 100# spectra and an 80# topshot with 30#'s of drag at strike. but then, of course, the drags have to be greased in order for this to work properly.

[Double Z]

Nice hit and good work Alan. I'm looking forward to testing your work.

Time for bed.

[Addicted2fishin]

nice.... very nice. Instead of Cal... you are now my idol Alan. The Alan Tani series of Avets should be out soon... will they?

[SpikeCB22]

my mind asplode

[vilters]

that is great information, as i just got one of those, and look forward to fishing it.

i would REALLY appreciate some pics/tutorial of that upgrade, especially shimming the drag plate. Alan?........

[AKSalmon]

Ditto: What do you mean by "shimming the drag plate"? The rest is pretty straight forward.

[alantani]

in the foreground you see a small brass washer. it is extremely thin. it is found is several shimano lever drag reels and has a part number of "tld 0043 preload washer b." it is the perfect thickness. the inside diameter is just a few thousanths too large. this washer goes in between the right spool bearing (key #24) and the right brake (key #23). what this does is move the right brake just a hair closer to the brake disc. it's amazing what a small change like this can make.

i'm going to have to find a washer with a better fit before i start doing this on a regular basis.

[Lipripper#1504]

If you don't grease the drag washers, what kind of drag does this put out, Alan? I just got the little washer today...that thing is really, really thin...how long will this little washer last if pulling on really big fish,(say 100 to 150# Yellow Fin Tuna)? Has the performance been tested?

Steve