reassembling mag elite - help needed!

Member Joined: Jul 15, 2005 Posts: 18 Location: Somerset

Hi I've just bought a used mag elit, c3ct, and decided to oil the bearings. However I can't reassemble the fittings in the left end plate housing. Has anyone got a photo of how the insides of the left cover plate should look,. i'd be really grateful - what a prat I can be sometines!
cheers
DW

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 7:11 pm

i did the same thing with my 525 gs, in was stiff on the cast so i took it apart after oiling it and pop... spring goes fklying away, so ive taken it to the shop but seen as abus are popular keep asking around but the site i would try would be abu themselves theyll have schamatics if thats any help.

Member Joined: Oct 22, 2005 Posts: 65 Location: South East

" dwdw1 "
You could ask on the forum for perhaps someone to give or borrow you there H I Operating Manual for Abu 6500 C3 CT Mag Elite in green.

Someone may have it boxed or have no use for it.
Failing that write to abu for diagrams :wink:

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:53 pm

Hi mate
i have just baught a casting and reel tuning dvd which goes through the re assembley of the mag elite in step by step detail. There is a trick to doing it.
I can either do you a copy or you can buy the dvd yourself. Its called "Reel tuning" and there's a picture of some bearded guy on the front who's name i can't remember right now but if you need any help send me an e-mail.

tight lines and goo luck

Member Joined: Sep 29, 2005 Posts: 84

Alrighty mate, dont worry weve all done it, and its a real pain in the arse, maybe you coyuld take it to your local fishing tackle shop and ask someone in there if they can do it for you or if you can have a look at one of there manuals, im sure they wont mind.

Ive got so pissed off with trying to service my own reels i take them to my fishing tackle shop and get them to service them for me, it only costs me a tenner for both reels and saves me hours trying to get the sodding things back together. Laters jim.