When to replace drag washers?

[cheferson]

How do you remove the washers on a penn 6500??

[Fishpart]

Take the spool off the reel. There is a clip that holds the drag washers in the spool under where the drag knob screws on. The drag stack will come out of the spool. Pay attention to the order the washers are in and be sure to put them back in the reel the same way...

[Strider]

If you have the original paper work that came with the reel, then you should have the diagram showing the process and parts ID.