Strange nut on Pflueger
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Strange nut on Pflueger
Hi Team!
I have this old Skilkast reel I'm detailing and I don't recognize this nut. Its the one holding on the lever
All the ones I've seen have a slot for a flat head driver. This one has two spaces in it. The fittings inside seem to be springs so I thought of a key possibly? All the research I've done has come up empty so I figured I'd look for a professional. Can I just "wrench" this off or do I need to get crafty and use a "key". Don't want to break something. Thanks.
I have this old Skilkast reel I'm detailing and I don't recognize this nut. Its the one holding on the lever
All the ones I've seen have a slot for a flat head driver. This one has two spaces in it. The fittings inside seem to be springs so I thought of a key possibly? All the research I've done has come up empty so I figured I'd look for a professional. Can I just "wrench" this off or do I need to get crafty and use a "key". Don't want to break something. Thanks.
Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
I’ve had quite a few pflueger pass through my hands, but I don’t recall dealing with that handle nut. Admittedly, it has been many many years since I have dealt with a skill cast. Therefore, perhaps I have just forgotten about something that is common.
Have you removed those two tiny screws in the middle of the nut?
Have you removed those two tiny screws in the middle of the nut?
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Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
I don't have a driver small enough for those. But those are the things that act like springs. They depress and return so that's why I thought key.joe klaus wrote: ↑Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:07 pm I’ve had quite a few pflueger pass through my hands, but I don’t recall dealing with that handle nut. Admittedly, it has been many many years since I have dealt with a skill cast. Therefore, perhaps I have just forgotten about something that is common.
Have you removed those two tiny screws in the middle of the nut?
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Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
...looks like an Ocean City bearing cap. Guess go with what works. Tight lines Nick n NY
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Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
good eye Nick
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Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
Surprised it fit. Or maybe it didn’t. Hope the threads on the gear post aren’t buggered.
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Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
Please show us the reel when you finish re-habbing it. Gonna be a challenge which I am sure you will manage!
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Re: Strange nut on Pflueger
It is the end cap from a GE Shakespeare Marhoff.
I love to get old reels, work on them until they run as smooth as silk and the take them fishing using pre-1960 plugs, mostly surface fishing for Largemouths after dark.