So on one of my curado e7's my spool tension will not get tight. If I tighten my tension knob all the way down the spool still spins freely like theres no tension at all. Take the cap off and the spring is in place I lubed up all the bearings and still does the same. Wondering if one of you guys have experience with this before i can talk to my reel guy on monday. Thanks

   Is there a shim under the control cap that is missing?                     jj

3 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Is there a shim under the control cap that is missing?                     jj

That was my first thought also.

11 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   Is there a shim under the control cap that is missing?                     jj

It has a carbon fiber looking piece in it unless its missing another one

4 hours ago, Fishaholic7lbs said:

It has a carbon fiber looking piece in it unless its missing another one

 

  Nope ..... that one should be enough.                          jj

Spool tension and drag are not related.

4 hours ago, dodgeguy said:

Spool tension and drag are not related.

Nobody said it was....he's referring to the centrifugal brakes of the E series. The more loose the cap, the faster then spool spins when engaging the clutch. The tighter, the slower. For clarification, he's saying that increasing the tension on the CC knob still does not decrease the spool speed when engaging the clutch which happens when there's a lack of tension on this reel. 

 

OP, The CC knob should have one circular washer and one large square washer following by the spring and spool bearing. The side plate spool bearing should have a spacer under it as well.  

3 hours ago, iabass8 said:

OP, The CC knob should have one circular washer and one large square washer following by the spring and spool bearing. The side plate spool bearing should have a spacer under it as well.  

Thanks guys for all the replies. I backed the cast control knob out again and the little square washer was either wore down or had thinned out over the years. I took another washer out of a junker reel that I found in the closet and took the square one out because it seems wore out and replaced it with this other one and its working now. Made a few casts out in the yard and its casting great. The old curado has seen her better days and she's been put through the ringer but I'd take them e7's over anything made today.

7 hours ago, Fishaholic7lbs said:

 The old curado has seen her better days and she's been put through the ringer but I'd take them e7's over anything made today.

I’ve been saying that for years!

 

 

 

 

Mike