Ambidex Bale Arm Tuning.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 5:59 pm
Good evening gents
I took delivery of a basket case Ambidex MK 6 earlier this week for some parts.
I like the folding handle and have been using a blue one from the MK 6 on the my No 2 FP.. so I swapped that for the gold one on the Basket case Reel. (Its storing the FP handle) and it works a treat.
I also exchanged the bail spring (Blue Mk6) because the basket case bale arm opened and closed with a nice snap.. the blue one was a bit sluggish and needed a "Tune Up"
Cutting it short, the spring went in Ok after a few fiddling attempts and the bale arm put back.
Still sluggish.. I "slightly" I loosened it ( big screw) and it snapped back nicely.
I thought I would try it again but this time I took the bale arm from the spare reel.
Cleaning it first and then put in on... again.. sluggish when tightened but snappy when just a tad looser.
The other reels are done up tight and the bale arm returns as it should.
Any thoughts gents???
Mr B.
I took delivery of a basket case Ambidex MK 6 earlier this week for some parts.
I like the folding handle and have been using a blue one from the MK 6 on the my No 2 FP.. so I swapped that for the gold one on the Basket case Reel. (Its storing the FP handle) and it works a treat.
I also exchanged the bail spring (Blue Mk6) because the basket case bale arm opened and closed with a nice snap.. the blue one was a bit sluggish and needed a "Tune Up"
Cutting it short, the spring went in Ok after a few fiddling attempts and the bale arm put back.
Still sluggish.. I "slightly" I loosened it ( big screw) and it snapped back nicely.
I thought I would try it again but this time I took the bale arm from the spare reel.
Cleaning it first and then put in on... again.. sluggish when tightened but snappy when just a tad looser.
The other reels are done up tight and the bale arm returns as it should.
Any thoughts gents???
Mr B.