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Re: DAIWA SALTIGA 50 HYPER HKP - Maintenance Service and rebuild
« Reply #20 on: October 20, 2015, 07:47:22 AM »
sorry nr 3 is the reel that has the different drag system

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Re: DAIWA SALTIGA 50 HYPER HKP - Service and Maintenance tutorial
« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2022, 06:39:20 PM »
i know this is an ancient thread, so hopefully people out there will remember these original Saltigas. I have the original Blue spool Saltiga 50 HK (great reel)


When i spin in free spool i have always had this shuck shuck shuck sound. Have always wondered what it is. It seems to free spool just fine.


The bearings are all fine.


is it the pinion gear that gets lifted up and spins on spool shaft that makes that noise. Because when the pinion is lifted to disengage from the main gear it is just sliding on the spool shaft?


On another note, i always see hybrid ceramic bearing 'kits' for the spools for this reel but they always have two bearings. there are three bearings supporting the spool, the two main ones (#3 and #10) and the one under the drag control cap (#44). The drag control cap works by pressing against the end of the spool shaft the bearing has nothing to do with the drag control, is just to support end of spool shaft. but why replace the two big bearings with high speed ceramic and leave that one ?


Any idea what has improved on the later Saltiga  series, apart from the funky star drag design ?


On my original one i have a rubber water seal (#4) over the bearing on the right side (can see when remove spool, it covers the bearing) but i would think that  seal would touch the spool and slow it down. it doesnt appear to have the same one on the tutorial above.?









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Re: DAIWA SALTIGA 50 HYPER HKP - Service and Maintenance tutorial
« Reply #22 on: November 30, 2022, 09:38:47 AM »
i know this is an ancient thread, so hopefully people out there will remember these original Saltigas. I have the original Blue spool Saltiga 50 HK (great reel)


When i spin in free spool i have always had this shuck shuck shuck sound. Have always wondered what it is. It seems to free spool just fine.


The bearings are all fine.


is it the pinion gear that gets lifted up and spins on spool shaft that makes that noise. Because when the pinion is lifted to disengage from the main gear it is just sliding on the spool shaft?


On another note, i always see hybrid ceramic bearing 'kits' for the spools for this reel but they always have two bearings. there are three bearings supporting the spool, the two main ones (#3 and #10) and the one under the drag control cap (#44). The drag control cap works by pressing against the end of the spool shaft the bearing has nothing to do with the drag control, is just to support end of spool shaft. but why replace the two big bearings with high speed ceramic and leave that one ?


Any idea what has improved on the later Saltiga  series, apart from the funky star drag design ?


On my original one i have a rubber water seal (#4) over the bearing on the right side (can see when remove spool, it covers the bearing) but i would think that  seal would touch the spool and slow it down. it doesn't appear to have the same one on the tutorial above.?


The spools on the "blue spool" reels were always an issue. They were so problematic that our local distributor, The Kingfisher, used to keep spare spools on hand for those breakages. You probably have a warped spool.


The new Saltiga is a chalk and cheese comparison. It is an engineering marvel. It's better than the old Satiga in every single respect imaginable. In fact its so good that the old Saltiga doesn't deserve the Saltiga name  w;k

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Re: DAIWA SALTIGA 50 HYPER HKP - Service and Maintenance tutorial
« Reply #23 on: March 26, 2023, 08:04:30 PM »
hi Kes. thanks for the info. spool is fine. this is a reel that has only been used to cast once (and caught nothing) then packed away. i checked it just to be sure.


The new Saltigas use Magseals dont they ?. if so ,that rules them out for me.


on another note mine uses the 7 washer drag system, the drag washers look smooth almost like plastic, ( i know is carbon, but i cant see any weave in them).


i have cleaned them with a paper towel, should i re grease them ? (Cals grease). the drag does not seem very high on these reels.


is it worth changing the drag washers to Smooth Drag carbontex . like i say these have never been used, i have cleaned them b/c the grease in the reel had gone a bit hard/sticky sitting for so many years. But inside the reel is like brand new.


Is it possible to modify the drag t the ATD system
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