On 11/21/2023 at 8:00 PM, thediscochef said:

success

Why remove this? 

On 11/20/2023 at 8:33 AM, garroyo130 said:

Wiha or Wera or those screws aren't coming out ... I learned the Craftsman way 

 

Me too.  My screwdrivers are Wiha, or Snap On.

2 hours ago, Banned User said:

Why remove this?

To get to the lower bearing of the mainshaft

If they aren't coming out, and you feel like you will deform the screw head, they're 100% locktited. Just heat the screw with a hairdryer for 15sec, and they'll be very easy to unscrew, but make sure to not blast hot air on plastic side plates, these can deform.

13 hours ago, Banned User said:

Why remove this? 

To service the bearing, or in the case of my Tatula Type R, to replace it with an aluminum ported short shaft version from a Zillion TW SV for a more high end look.  This short shaft with the handle bolt instead of the nut was a high end treatment seen on Steez, Zillions and higher end versions of the Tatulas like the HD Custom and HRF.  It also saves weight but to me it's all about that smooth high end look.

3 hours ago, Bigbox99 said:

short shaft

How can I check what reels i can do that with?

 

How much was the part?

1 hour ago, Banned User said:

How can I check what reels i can do that with?

 

How much was the part?

The Zillion TW SV shaft from the 16 Zillion SV fits all the old tatula reels and Tatula/Fuego CT reels.  Platt japan would be the 1st place I would look but I don't know if it would be worth while to purchase the shaft, bolt and retainer unless you are dressing up a prized reel.  For budget dress up I opt for the Aliexpress handles like the carbon handles or Gomexus.  Also the Ali color parts are cheap too like spool tension knobs, screws ect.

 

I was cheap about it and bought a used Zillion TW SV for around $70 shipped from Japan and pulled the parts I wanted off of it.  I mainly wanted the spool that sold for $70 used at the time but nabbed the spool tension knob, handle shaft, handle bolt and nut retainer.  I would have taken the gold colored T-wing too but I like the looks of the silver one on my red, black and silver themed Type R.  The spool and spool tension knob from the Zillion TW SV ended up on this reel that I also purchased used from Japan and it came with Daiwa purple parts on it that then ended up on my Tatula HD Custom to match its purple Hyuga rod.  It's an easy thing to do when you have lots of reels and buy used dressed up reels.  It can get pretty expensive if you have to source everything part individually.

17 hours ago, Banned User said:

Why remove this? 

I love the informative answers this forum gave to your question. One of the things that makes this place great.

 

Like they said, to service the bearing on the main shaft. Rare that it needs it, but I like to service every bearing when I do a deep cleaning 

Very good quality precision screw drivers are a must. I use Wiha. A set of 6 is only $30 or so