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Maintenance & Rebuild |
Abu Garcia Ambassadeur Record no. 60 rebuild (continued)
Remove
both bridge screws (key #13369).
Separate
the right side plate cover (key #1117131) from the baseplate assembly.
Line
up all the components of the gear cluster. Interesting, it looks like
ambassaduer has switched over to dry carbon fiber drag washers (key #1116906)
inside the gear and a hard fiber washer (key #13169) underneath the gear.
I'm going to substitute a Penn ht-100
drag washer for the hard fiber washer (key #13169).
This
Penn washer is a Penn ht-100 #6-965. This washer has been cut down from 24mm
down to 15-17mm. It fits nicely under the gears of the ambassaduers and the
smaller Shimano bait casters.
Because
this Penn washer is thicker than the stock ambassaduer fiber washer, it is
necessary to remove the small brass thrust washer (key #5189) underneath the
gear sleeve (key #22079). I am quite certain that these carbon fiber drag
washers will have the same high failure rate as Penn ht-100's following water or
oil intrusion. I highly recommend a thick coat of Shimano drag grease and then
rebuild the drag stack.
Pull
the anti-reverse roller bearing sleeve (key #22001).
Install
it on the gear sleeve with a little grease (they get stuck easily).
Grease
the bridge screw holes.
Grease
the side plate screws (no key #).
Lube
the right side plate bearing (key #5230) with Corrosion X.
Slide the right side plate cover (key
#1117131) straight down on top of the base plate assembly and install the two
bridge screws (key #13369).
Hold
the thumb bar in the "up" position and the right side plate assembly should
match up perfectly with the frame.
Zip
down the frame screws until they seat, then cinch then down a little extra until
they are snug. use good mechanical judgment and don't snap off any heads.
Install
the spring washers (key #5131) in the "()" position.
Install
the star (key #1117091) and the spring (key #5115) with a little grease.
Install
the handle (key #1117097) and c-clip (key#4490).
Add
a little grease and install the handle nut (key #20944).
Install
the handle nut collar (key #20944) and set screw (key #14868).
Clean
off the excess grease and you're done!
