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[Notaro]

Originally Posted by 1dozenraw

If you put a new cap on and the spool still wouldn't lock down tight enough so you couldn't pull line off then the problem is in the drag stack or maybe a missing white nylon(?) washer behind the spool might do it. It's not the cap maybe.

The guys at Red Top said everything is there, but it seems that I have to adjust the spool so the cap can fit with it.

Originally Posted by Justfishin'

Is the white nylon washer that goes under the spool there? I lost mine one night and my drag would'nt tighten to where I wanted it.
Make sure the hole in the center of the knob is big enough to fit over the brass sleeve on the spool shaft too.

Ditto on that.

Now the reel is fine. I guess that I discovered that adjusting the spool on the reel and the cap to even up works. Now it's functional.

[Justfishin']

Cool. Still one of the best damn reels made, all things considered.
Think I'll take mine out for a nite....

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by Justfishin'

Cool. Still one of the best damn reels made, all things considered.
Think I'll take mine out for a nite....

I agree with you. I wished that they didn't discontinued the model

[toaster816]

The keyed washers in the drag stack have to line up properly for the spool to seat properly on the spool shaft. Look down the top of the drag stack when you put the spool on the spool shaft, slowly rotate the spool until you feel the shaft pass through both keyed washers.

[Notaro]

Originally Posted by toaster816

The keyed washers in the drag stack have to line up properly for the spool to seat properly on the spool shaft. Look down the top of the drag stack when you put the spool on the spool shaft, slowly rotate the spool until you feel the shaft pass through both keyed washers.

thats what i figured out. -_-