Abu Ambassadeur 4600-C3: Fixing a 30+ year old reel with faulty drag | Reel Maintenance
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- A friend passed me his Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 4600 complaining that the drag was not working. He had to thumb the spool to add resistance when fighting his fish. So he asked me to take a look at what’s wrong.
I found that there was zero drag pressure, and discovered the reason when I opened it up. This is why you should service your reels regularly. 😫
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Thank you for sharing the thorough explanation on how to perform the service. Very nicely done! I have a question, what if the thumb release is hard to press or doesn’t always release on the same style reel as in this video? What should I do to fix it?
Great video mate, i jistnstsrted serviving some old ambassadeurs
I've been using cal's grease (or any lithium based grease..bike grease works too) on old style drags and also now carbon drags and its great. You lose about 10% drag power but gain at least 50% on smooth drag. And that is where all leaders break...jerky drag.
I do not put grease on to abu original drag elements because it will decrease its power. That drag elements very smooth by its own. I polish the metal drag plate (3 of them including top cover) and the inner side of main gear using dremmel tool and and Fabulustre or other polishing paste to increase it power but DO NOT put grease. Strange but true as long as you not put a grease or oil on that drag elements. And if your line getting birdnest and you heard a rattle of the brake blocks during casting, that the time you need to clean the brake drum (the part that the brake block touch) and also clean the brake blocks with lighter fluid. I polish the drum part with dremmel tool and Fubulaustre polish agent to make braking more linear. The sound of clean smooth brake should be like buzzing or something like that, not rattling sound. Over the time, grease from bottom of spinning pinnion gear will contiminated the tip of brake block and brake drum. If that parts is clean with lighter fluid, you will get consistance range of casting and no more birdnest and fewer thumbing to prevent birdnest.
You lose about 10% drag power but gain at least 50% on smooth drag. And that is where all leaders break...jerky drag.
I snap my leader only because the lure got snagged. Or because of toothy fish like giant snakehead. Never snap because of jerky drag. Maybe i never caught a monster fish.
Me sirvió mucho su video grs
My favorite fishing word: 'Aaabuuuuuuu........'
Abu for life,the best baitcasting reels,just dont lubricate the drag washers
why not; I've been using cal's grease (or any lithium based grease..bike grease works too) on old style drags and also now carbon drags and its great. You lose about 10% drag power but gain at least 50% on smooth drag. And that is where all leaders break...jerky drag.
Always like to see how long long the spool spins by pushing the spool hard with your thumb. Like to video a before and after the tune up. Usually the results are dramatic!
Why not rubbing alcohol 😂i wouldn’t recommend zippo fluid