Re: mitchell 300 repair questions

Matt:

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Re: looking for reel part


I'm don't know where you're located, but here's the name and address of a
company that has been fixing, repairing and cleaning fishing reels in the
Portland area for at least 30 years, and they have a great reputation.  They
also have lots of spare parts, and if they don't have a part, I'm sure they
could tell you where to find it.  I think it would be worth the cost of the
call.

Ollie Damon's
236 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Phone: (503) 232-3193


http://www.olliedamons.com/







"matthew johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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| I've got an early to mid 60's 300 that has a couple minor issues.
| 1. The reel came with a low capacity spool minus the drag washer. It has the spring. 
Yet
the .pdf I downloaded for mitchell 300/301 reels doesn't show a drag washer in parts 
diagram
for the Ultra Lite spool. I've not been able to find a local shop yet that has an old 
one of
these for sale to compare this one too. I'm assuming that this Ultra Lite spool did 
have a
couple drag washers. Short of getting another spool has anyone made washers for these 
reels?
I wonder if the drag washers in a penn 430 might retro fit into this spool with some
trimming.
| What type of material did the regular sized 300 spool use for drag washers? Was 
there a
metal washer between it and the tension spring?
|
| 2. The gears make an excessive amount of noise. I know these aren't going to be 
quiet like
a new shimano. But, I'm wondering if the pinion gear needs a couple more shims to 
tighten up
the gear to the gear on the bottom of spool housing.
|
| I do most of my own reel cleaning/repair. But I don't have any experience with the 
300
series besides cleaning up this 300 and a 305 that I rescued from being "cleaned out" 
of a
friends basement. The inside of this 300 was pretty ugly before I got all the crud out.
|
| thanks,
| matt
|