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Originally posted by John R
OK - as we move on to greener, more happy frontiers, I'm having a problem with my Calcutta 400. After a cast, turn the handle to engage the drive to the spool and there is no engagement and absolutely no connection between the handle/drive/pinnion & spool. If I whack the side of the reel, it will sometimes engage. Before it was happening only once a nite. Now it's about every single cast.... Anyone experience this before?
Thanks....
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John:
I have had the same problem with my abu 6501's. I have found 3 reasons for this.
1. Salt build up.
2. Worn clutch parts from continous engagement.
3. Too much lubricant.
Seems to be more common in colder weather when there is a mixture of lube and salt.
During the colder weather I use as little lube as possible. This helps a great deal. Seems that most reel lubes/oils stiffen up when it's cold. I have found that the best lube/oil for cold weather is Remmington gun oil(REM OIL). This is silicon based and requires only a drop on the end of a toothpick. This oil spreads out nicely and stands up quite well to the cold and shuns off the salt.
This can be purchased at Walmart for about 1.79.
Hope this helps.