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Title: Garcia 6500 repairs needed?
Post by: BKMFR on May 15, 2016, 09:36:04 PM: Have a couple Garica 6500's that need repair, anyone out there do reel repair, or is it just as economical to buy new?
Thanks!!
Title: Re: Garcia 6500 repairs needed?
Post by: Westside88 on May 15, 2016, 09:39:39 PM: What's going on with it? I've had some success disassembling for a good cleaning followed by a good oiling. I had one I thought was shot, it ended up,working fine after
Title: Re: Garcia 6500 repairs needed?
Post by: BKMFR on May 15, 2016, 09:55:12 PM: Drag will not work... thinking I left them set for to long and warped some springs....?
Title: Re: Garcia 6500 repairs needed?
Post by: Westside88 on May 15, 2016, 10:04:50 PM: I think there's a metal disc kind of like a domed washer. I've heard of people having the issue you describe. When I cleaned mine up the drag was really tight and inconsistent. I think it's a pretty fixable issue. Maybe try and find a YouTube video, they're pretty common reels so you may have some luck