Earlier today I was looking around for deals on Ebay and I noticed how much the Daiwa Aird's drag star looks like the one on the H2O Xpress Menace II.  So, I did a little digging and here's what I found:

 

   

 

The clutches are identical.  Apparently the H2O Xpress reels are built by the same company that produces the Daiwa Lexa 100, Laguna, and Aird baitcast reels.  One thing, part #28 on the Daiwa schematics is flipped—it should be a mirror of itself.  You can see how it should look in the H2O Xpress diagram.  

 

Kinda nice to know replacement parts are available for the Academy reels. 

The "company that produces" the Lexa, Aird, and Laguna is Daiwa. They don't use a third party manufacturer for those reels.

Thy are the third party manufacturer for Many of the Academy reels, much like they produce a number of reels for Cabelas.

It is nice to know that the academy line is produced by a quality mfg. seems like other than the braking system they are very similar. However I'm not sure why you want to order replacement parts when you can just take the reel back to academy and get a brand new one.

Thanks for finding out the Info though!

The "company that produces" the Lexa, Aird, and Laguna is Daiwa. They don't use a third party manufacturer for those reels.

Thy are the third party manufacturer for Many of the Academy reels, much like they produce a number of reels for Cabelas.

 

Thanks for the info.  So, I've got three Daiwa reels and didn't know it.  I'll take it.  

 

It is nice to know that the academy line is produced by a quality mfg. seems like other than the braking system they are very similar. However I'm not sure why you want to order replacement parts when you can just take the reel back to academy and get a brand new one.

Thanks for finding out the Info though!

 

For me, it's easier to order replacement parts because the nearest Academy store is 380 miles away in Missouri.  I was mainly thinking of customization—the Aird's drag star would be a perfect match with the orange accents on the Menace II.

Diawa also made the Capricorn series as a reel only available at Dicks sporting goods.