daiwa saltist 40 rebuild - by request....

[alantani]

i'll admit it. it's never as easy as you see in the posts. sometimes i have to take a reel apart 3 or 4 times before i get it right. the problem i always have is the height difference between the stock drags that i'm throwing away versus the carbon fiber drag washers that i'm installing. the height of the drag stack always has to taken into account. case in point is the daiwa saltiga/saltist 30T/40/50 line. i used to install penn ht-100 drag washers, but the ht's were so thick that i could only used three drag washers inside the gear instead of the 5 drag washers that come stock.

enter carbontex! these woven carbon fiber drag washers are just as thin as the stock drag washers. i mention these specifically, because they are that good....



i cracked open this saltist, switched out the drag washers, and bolted it back together on the first try. total time was 30 minutes. it was a nice change of pace to nail one on the first try! the schematcs are not available anywhere online. i had to call daiwa and they e-mailed one to me. i hope you saved the one that came with the box. here's the link for the saltiga schematics, which are fairly close.

http://mikesreelrepair.com/schematic...2040,%2050.pdf

here's the reel.





first, let's zip out the left side plate screws (key #21), open up the left side plate, lube the bearings and grease the screw holes. then back together it goes.



off come the handle and star.



carefully line up all the pieces in order, including the handle nut screw (key #58), the handle nut (key #57), the handle assembly (key #56), the spacing sleeve (key #55), the star drag (key #54), the bearing washer and click spring assembly (keys # 53 and 66), two drag spring washers (key #52) oriented in a "()" position and bearing washer (key #51).



back out all of right side plate screws (key #49). don't forget the one hiding under the lever!



the right side plate lifts off cleanly and easily. set it aside.



remove and line up the main gear (key #34) and all the drag washers.



leave the anti-reverse ratchet (key #31) and the anti-reverse pawl (key #32) in place. if they come off when you remove the main gear, make sure the pawl "grabs" the ratchet and does not just sit underneath it.



here is the carbontex washer on the left, and the stock saltist washer on the right. funny, the stock washer has the look and feel of paper. it also tears like paper.



so i slopped on some shimano grease....



and put the drag stack back together exactly the way it came apart. i was amazed at how easily the stock drag washers tore. just like paper.



the right side plate dropped into place easily and i greased the screw holes.



in replacing the spring washers, note that the orientation is "()".



a little grease around the star.



now for the handle. yes, about that handle. here's a close up of the rivet that holds the spindle on.



i ground it down with a bench grinder and punched out the spindle. this separated the arm from the spindle and grip.



i bolted on one of my own grips....



bolted the handle assembly back onto the reel and i was done. total elapsed time was 30 minutes. in and out and done in 30 minutes!



i took it down to the local shop and had it loaded with 350 yards of 65 pound power pro. it benched out at 25 pounds! so with a stack of saltiga/saltist "1+1" drags versus the trinidad/toriums "3+1" drag stack, the saltist should hit 25 pounds easily, maybe even more. so does this make the saltiga/saltist reel better than the trinidad/torium line? well, yes, and no. who would use more than 15#'s of drag anyway? i'd say the carbontex washers pretty much level the playing field. to me, that's what greased carbon fiber is all about.

[Dave Sikorski]

WOW....FANTASTIC POST.

Great step by step.

Welcome to the site, thanks for sharing your project!!

-D

[ocnslr]

A GREAT post, Alan.

As always, but so many folks here on SFC don't know you, or your work.

Thanks for all you have done on THT, and I know you will be a fantastic asset here on SFC - much more fishing stuff here...

Brian

[knock down]

Alan thanks for this post!!! , I'm sure I'll be putting it to use

[Timber]

I recently purchased a new Daiwa Saltist STT40H to use for speed jigging tuna and other pelagics. After looking at your pictorial I am inclined to upgrade the drag system and handle but I thought I'd try it out stock first not only to see how it acts but also to have a baseline for comparison.
I too have seen your posts on THT and other sites and appreciate your work. Thanks for your contributions to the sport.

[stressrelief 28.5]

Can the levelwind be removed without messing up the reels ?

[slip slidin]

Just saw this post Alan. Great stuff. Thanks for taking the time to put all of this together. Very informative.

[Big Jay]

Bumping this up with a question for Alantani. You mentioned a bearing upgrade for the Saltists. I have a Saltist 50, i would love to hear more about this. Thanks in advance!

[Sea Draggin]

Bumping this up with a question for Alantani. You mentioned a bearing upgrade for the Saltists. I have a Saltist 50, i would love to hear more about this. Thanks in advance!

I have been wondering the same thing. I think there is a bushing that can be replaced with a bearing.

Is it the same for the 30t, 40 and 50. If its a stock part, then it should be recommended right along with carbontex.

[Big Jay]

I have been wondering the same thing. I think there is a bushing that can be replaced with a bearing.

Is it the same for the 30t, 40 and 50. If its a stock part, then it should be recommended right along with carbontex.

He mentioned something but for the life of me i can't find it. You don't even order it from Smoothdrag, it's an actual bearing supply company, he had the part number and all.

Hopefully he chimes in, i need to start writing this stuff down.