shimano curado rebuild - carbontex upgrade

[alantani]

had a request to go through this reel several weeks ago. sorry it's taken so long. it's a fairly straight forward reel to work on. just a few little tricks to get it apart. here's the link to the schematics....

http://mikesreelrepair.com/schematic...%20CU200B5.pdf

and here's the reel.

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to remove the left side plate, flip up the turnkey dial (key #1510) and turn it counter clockwise until you can pull the entire left side plate assembly (key #1509) off.

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set the left side plate and spool aside.

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let's pull the handle and star, including the handle nut plate screw (key #795, the handle nut plate (key #1993), the handle nut (key #797), the handle (key #1994), and the star drag (key #1486).

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now remove the star drag spring (key #1106), the star drag nut (key #1365), the star drag spacer (key #1289), and the two drag spring washers (key #15).

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remove the right side plate screws. note that three are short (key #786) and one in the 6 o'clock position is long (key #1998).

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remove the left side plate screw/multi-purpose screw (key #987).

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pull the thumb rest (key #2044) straight forward. this is the tricky part.

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the right side plate assembly (key #1997) will now lift straight up.

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you now have full access to the right side plate.

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here's a neat little trick. the main drive gear (key #1213) is often stuck! put the handle back on, grab the main gear and twist the handle back and forth at the same time your lift the main gear off.

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i've lined up the drag washer A (key# 1214), the drive gear (key #1213), drag washer C (key #1212), the key washer (key #1211), and the roller clutch inner tube (key #1206).

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the carbontex washer that you need is the calcutta 200 drag set. it fits a bunch of different reels!

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throw a thick coat of drag grease on both carbontex washers....

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and rebuild the gear cluster.

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lube the right side plate bearing (key #194).

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the right side plate (key #1997) drops straight down.

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push the thumb rest (key #2044) straight back and into place.

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re-install the left side plate multi-purpose screw (key #987).

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re-install all four right side plate screws (key #786 and 1998). the long screw goes in the 6 o'clock position.

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re-install the drag spring washers (key #15) in a "()" configuration. then install the star drag spacer (key #1289) and star drag nut (key #1365).

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install the star drag spring (key #1106) and the star drag (key #1486). push the star drag straight down onto the drive shaft (key #1491) until it clears the "shoulders" of the drive shaft.

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push the handle (key #1994) down until it rests on the "shoulders" of the drive shaft, add a little grease and tighten down the handle nut (key #797).

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install the handle nut plate (key #1993) and screw (key #795).

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lube the right spool bearing (no key #).

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lube the left side plate bearing (key #194).

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re-install the spool and left side plate and you're done!

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[nioocharles]

great post great pics thanks

[dog]

That is an awesome tech tip. i can't bleive how good the pictures are. You wouldn't happen to have the same for the Calcutta 401 TE would you?

[salmonslug]

My 6 year old curado is probably past due. Thanks for the post. :cheers:

[Lockhart 10]

just got that exact curado from a friend, haven'y even used it. What is the advantage of this build?

[alantani]

super smooth drags and better casting from lubed bearings.

[FastAction]

I received my carbontex drags (Calcutta 200) for my curado in the mail and there is 3 big ones and 1 small one. I imagine I stack all 3 in the gear and not just 1

[Crayfin]

Apprently I asked for the wrong drag washers but I got the "super smooth" drag system and installed them in 2 of my curados. Super smooth is right though. I will say--the drags do not go as tight as my old ones but they go plenty tight enough and I was pretty impressed with the silkyness of them.