I put new line and oiled up my Abu Garcia pro max last week. Took it for a spin today and the drag and spool control stopped working. Before the new line and oil they worked just fine. Looking for some tips on how to fix my problems. Thanks

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I put new line and oiled up my Abu Garcia pro max last week. Took it for a spin today and the drag and spool control stopped working. Before the new line and oil they worked just fine. Looking for some tips on how to fix my problems. Thanks

Welcome to the forums. What did you spool up with? If it was braid and you did not use backing, the braid is slipping on the spool giving the illlusion that the drag is malfunctioning. Wind the braid onto another empty reel. Fill the spool 1/2-2/3 full with cheap mono, connect the braid with an Albright knot and fill to 1/8" from the spool rim with braid. As for the spool tension knob, make sure the shim did knot fall out and that the spring if any is seated completely. Let us know what that does. Email or call me if get stuck. 973-459-2835

Mike

I spooled on 12 lb suffix elite floro. I took the reel handle completely off and back on checking for loose parts , requested by Abu Garcia FAQ. Seemed to fix it for a min but when I tried testing the drag line was coming of. I had the drag all the way up. Also the spool control still just allows the lightest of lures fall right to the ground when I test it.

Thanks

Check to be sure the drag spring washers are oriented correctly. They should face each other like this: ()

Here is a schematic which everyone should have before opening a reel: http://www.abugarcia.com/sites/default/files/schematics/PROMAX%20%201701.pdf

If all the parts are present I'd really need to see the reel to be able to diagnose further.

I made sure everything was put back correctly an it was. Tried it and found a better way to describe the problem. The reel does fine on loose line with no tension, but once there is tension the handle still turns, but not very smooth, and the spool is not activated.

Thanks for the help

Part #58 is reversed, Part #40 is broken/worn/not seated correctly, or you got a ton of oil on the drag washers. My vote is for the former issue.

With all due respect, if all the parts are present and installed correctly, the reel would be working correctly. It is likely a small adjustment and difficult to pin down without seeing. Make sure the AR bearing (#63 is seated far enough for the sleeve (#64) to stick out the top slightly. The drag may be pressing on the AR and not the sleeve as intended.

That's another good call for something that could go wrong, Mike. Didn't think of that.

Part # 64 is slightly sticking up. J francho suggested that I applied to much grease. I put alot into the reel underneath parts 47-51. Could that be the problem and if so is there an easy way to remove that grease or will I need to take the whole thing apart and clean the parts individually.

Those are all spool tension parts, and wouldn't contribute to the issue at all.

I put grease underneath those parts into the gears that rotate when you reel