Trouble getting knobs shimmed correctly
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2017 12:58 pm
I have been swapping handles and knobs around on a few of my reels and for some reason I am having a huge issue getting the knobs shimmed up correctly. I am dealing with factory Daiwa handles and knobs in all cases so far.
I have been taking knob A off of handle 1 and trying to mount them on handle 2. I will pull all the parts out and line them up on my bench in order, but when I go to mount them on the new handle I am having two issues;
1)I cannot get the knob screw to lock down while still having the knob able to spin freely. This is the most common issue, but the most I can get it "right" is when it becomes problem 2, which is,
2)The knob screw will lock down, but the knob will have a good bit of up/down play.
So to start with, can someone confirm I have the part order right, I have been doing it like this, based on my observations from taking them apart.
Handle shaft -> Shim(s) -> Bottom Bearing -> void -> Top Bearing -> Shim(s) -> Knob screw
I have tried a adding/removing shims at the top and bottom and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what I have done when it shifts from problem 1 to problem 2.
I have been taking knob A off of handle 1 and trying to mount them on handle 2. I will pull all the parts out and line them up on my bench in order, but when I go to mount them on the new handle I am having two issues;
1)I cannot get the knob screw to lock down while still having the knob able to spin freely. This is the most common issue, but the most I can get it "right" is when it becomes problem 2, which is,
2)The knob screw will lock down, but the knob will have a good bit of up/down play.
So to start with, can someone confirm I have the part order right, I have been doing it like this, based on my observations from taking them apart.
Handle shaft -> Shim(s) -> Bottom Bearing -> void -> Top Bearing -> Shim(s) -> Knob screw
I have tried a adding/removing shims at the top and bottom and there seems to be no rhyme or reason to what I have done when it shifts from problem 1 to problem 2.