oldfishingfool

I checked all of my reels by marking the spool. some make it allmost 4 turns and some make it allmost 5 turns. They must be the 3.8:1 and 4.7:1 ratios that were mentioned. Thanks for all the replies. Next question, are the bearing supported worm gears something that you can buy from Abu or are they only available form custom dealers? If so what model of new reel has the bearing worm gear parts and what are the parts numbers? Thanks guys.

I have several older 60's and 70's ambassadeur 5000's and 5500's. Can someone tell me what the gear ratios are on these reels and is there a way to tell what the gear ratios are by counting teeth?

I have noticed that there are several different materials being used for tension washers. Some seem to be much harder and more durable than others. I have checked several washers from different reels and found that many are the same size. Has anyone experimented with trading tension washers between reels? Are there some current models that you know of that have the best tension washer?