Mad as a fish
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How do i adjust or remove the brakes on the Torium 14.
Torium 14 reel brakes ?
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g-force
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They just click in & out of the holder mate. If you push them down towards the spindle until they click they're "off" - pop one out so it can move up & down freely and it's "on".
To be honest I found the Torium very docile; I thought about removing the whole brake-block system (it seems to act like an air-brake or something), but by doing that you'd have no real control & would probably want to fit a mag-conversion (always an option). Didn't want to do that, so when I first had it in bits I opted to change the standard bearings for some shielded, dry-running ceramics (the standard bearings are un-shielded & looked like an open invitation to dirt & crud to me). Also gave the spindle a bit of a polish and find that with a bit of tinkering it now runs pretty sweetly with just one block engaged.
Hope this helps,
Gary
To be honest I found the Torium very docile; I thought about removing the whole brake-block system (it seems to act like an air-brake or something), but by doing that you'd have no real control & would probably want to fit a mag-conversion (always an option). Didn't want to do that, so when I first had it in bits I opted to change the standard bearings for some shielded, dry-running ceramics (the standard bearings are un-shielded & looked like an open invitation to dirt & crud to me). Also gave the spindle a bit of a polish and find that with a bit of tinkering it now runs pretty sweetly with just one block engaged.
Hope this helps,
Gary
Mad as a fish
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Thanks for your reply.
what side of the reel are they in and do i have to strip the whole reel to get to them.
what side of the reel are they in and do i have to strip the whole reel to get to them.
g-force
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Take the endplate off (the ratchet end) and underneath is a plastic cover - remove this then simply pull the spool through. The brakes are located on the handle-side of the spool.
A word of warning; I'd be very careful if you need to dis-assemble the handle side, there's a fiddly little pin-on a-spring thing (which gives the drag it's click) which is located in the shaft & is pretty tricky to get back together correctly - all in all they're a lot more fiddly than the likes of a slosh or 525 to service.
Gary
A word of warning; I'd be very careful if you need to dis-assemble the handle side, there's a fiddly little pin-on a-spring thing (which gives the drag it's click) which is located in the shaft & is pretty tricky to get back together correctly - all in all they're a lot more fiddly than the likes of a slosh or 525 to service.
Gary
Mad as a fish
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Cheers, I have had a look at the brakes following your info, I will leave one on and see what its like next time I am out if the wind ever stops.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge about the reel with me.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge about the reel with me.