- #ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CLEANING MOD#
- #ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CLEANING MODS#
- #ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CLEANING PLUS#
Some folks advocate lighter fluid, some "brake-kleen", others acetone. *there are several ways to get this done. I'm seeing 2 sets of 4, (AB/+) one set of 2 (6), and none for the 5000. Not sure where you are getting the 12 from. Once you go to 's page, you'll be able to spot the washers you want. Buying a lot of 10 would save you a bit of cash.
#ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CLEANING PLUS#
The ball brgs in your reels at present ought to be OK, once flushed and re-lubed*, so you do have the option of changing them out if you want, plus add some, where the bushings currently reside. But if it's the other version with two leather washers, or version 3 with one leather, and one phenolic, then yes, carbon's an option. the factory 'phenolic' type washers are very strong. This reel probably will not benefit from carbontex or HT 100's. I'm guessing you have two very stiff and fairly thick drag washers on board: one in the gear, and one underneath, with a line out clicker built into the main gear. having to do with the pinion's method of grabbing the spool, the various drag setup. I'll see if I can dig up some info on the older veral design changes were in effect around that time. You can use the carbon washer from the present day Chinese iC3 7000 drops right inside the main gear. The one under the gear always gets so goopy with oil and grease, it's kinda overkill to put a carbon washer there. On the 6000: It looks to be a "transition" reel: two drag washers.one in the gear, and one under the gear, and an ultracast spool. The bb's can be anywhere from 7.00-60.00 each, depending on which type you pick.
#ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CLEANING MODS#
Cost of these mods less the bb's will be about 60-65.00 and stamps. You'll need to buy the newer style pinion, with 4 'engagement slots' instead of the two on the older system.
#ABU GARCIA AMBASSADEUR 5000 CLEANING MOD#
Mods include the idler gear from the the Record (open the schematic for the 's got a bb in it), a ceramic line pawl, a titanium nitride-coated line carrage, a dual bb worm and shroud from the 6600 Mag-X, aforentioned drag washers, and faster ball bearings.Īnother good mod is the addition of present day 6-puck braking system, as seen here. If you want to use Abu carbon washers, the part number will be in the link below. Kinda funny now, but a bit testy at the time !!! I had a rodster on another forum who swore his number was correct, until I told him he was holding the reel backwards. If held backwards, some sequences of numbers can be read backwards, so to avoid this, just orient the crank side to your midriff, and the non crank side pointing away from you. Just to be safe, can you post the first four numbers off the foot on the 5 plus. The number you posted is that for the bronze bushings. Alan's got a tutorial on the 55C3 style reel, so you can catch lots of good hints there. The carbon drag pack from smoothdrag will be the setup for any 4-5-6 sized Abu with the 3-stack array. the bb's for the Anti-backlash, and the plus will be 4 x 10 x 4. I was not getting in your 's easier to tackle the reels bit by each is all. While I am in it, is there anything I should watch out for, or would it just be best to have some far more knowledgable than myself handle that one? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. I know that carbontex drag washers will be going in, but can anyone tell me which ones? Should I replace the bearings with ceramic ones? What upgrades will give me the most performance for these reels? I have used the 5000 since I was 11, so after 21 years of service to me I feel horrible for never having gone through it. The problem I have is that there is just so much information out there that I got a bit confused. I would also like to do the commonly suggested upgrades at the same time. I have never torn anything down, but would like to be able to so that I can service my own reels. They schematics for everything but the 5000 are nice and clean, so doing a complete teardown should be time consuming but doable. I have the schematics for all of these courtesy of Abu Garcia. It is easiest to assume that all 4 have never been serviced or maintained. I have 4 Abu Garcia reels that I am looking to upgrade.