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General Angling Topics => REEL TECH, SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE => Topic started by: isivuba on September 19, 2014, 03:35:54 PM

Title: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: isivuba on September 19, 2014, 03:35:54 PM: Ok one of my friends brought me this saltiga 30 to be serviced and when I opened it up is had hardly no grease in and when checking the drag washers the very first washer was broken. I have asked the owner if if has ever opened the reel and assures me I'm the first one to open the reel since he bought the reel new.
Regarding the broken washer I can only assume that this could of happened due to him leaving the drag turned all the way up and storing the reel. Have any of you guys that service reels ever come across this type of drag washer breaking and the reel not having a drop of grease or oil inside.
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: isivuba on September 19, 2014, 03:39:10 PM: See how clean the reel is inside :nuts:
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: Half-Pint on September 19, 2014, 03:40:14 PM: Never dealt with Saltiga washers before but if they're anything like dartanium from Shimano then looking at them too hard can crack them!

Some reels come packed chock full of grease to the extent that you can barely fish them out the box. Others come bone dry like this one seems to have been shipped.

Lesson? Always open your reel even when brand new....... or send to Reefman :creep: :creep: :creep:
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: dugong on September 19, 2014, 03:46:24 PM: Thats not Carbontex that its teflon I think, not a bad thing that broke - now you can put Carbontex :-)
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: Lenny on September 19, 2014, 07:15:04 PM: Seen a couple of reels thats bone dry , no grease / no oil nada ....

Those are horrible washers , some composite type carbon .
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: Weedeater on September 19, 2014, 07:24:06 PM: Quote from: dugongboy on September 19, 2014, 03:46:24 PM
Thats not Carbontex that its teflon I think, not a bad thing that broke - now you can put Carbontex :-)
100% spot on! Looks like a dartanium drag washers and they are real rubbish.
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: Toppie on September 19, 2014, 10:48:14 PM: Yes Mike that is easily the driest but cleanest reel I've seen.
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: christosch on September 20, 2014, 06:53:13 AM: Think it would be best to sell the reel..........to me!!!! :hnthnt:
I've been looking for one for a while now and they are VERY scarce!
Title: Re: Saltiga 30 drag washer broken
Post by: pieta on September 20, 2014, 09:05:58 PM: Quote from: christosch on September 20, 2014, 06:53:13 AM
Think it would be best to sell the reel..........to me!!!! :hnthnt:
I've been looking for one for a while now and they are VERY scarce!

a specially one with a broken drag washer :hnthnt:. Need to agree that washers ar far to dry to my tast.