i just worked on my johnson century 100-A and while disassembling the drag i discovered that the gauge plate overlaps the body so that you can use it to push up the adjuster knob to undo it's screw with a small blade screw driver by grabbing it underneath on both sides and pushing it up. now i just need to figure out why i can only reel line in in one direction. apparently there were several versions of the A, as your spool is single colored mine has green on the bottom side and another YT'er's reel says " the century " in italics, has grooves on the perimeter of both sides of his spool and the handle had 2 spinners with a red centered nut
@davidkeller491
3 ай бұрын
When removing the drag screw lift up on the black arrow
@muskymac4063
Жыл бұрын
You have to lift the drag plate up then the screw moves free of the knob
@tonys.5940
Жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for the tip!
@dilemma2803
6 ай бұрын
i discovered that also while working on my 100-A
@Shankdaddy16
29 күн бұрын
I have one of these same 100a reels and despite it’s excellent condition, the drag is incredibly tight even with the drag adjustment screw completely removed. I’m wondering if get the plastic drag cylinder has swelled over time? I’ve seen that happen to the center shafts on many plastic body Zebcos.
@tonys.5940
22 күн бұрын
I wonder that, too. I have also experienced this with the spindle of some Zebcos (swelling). In the case of the Zebcos, I put a sanding barrel on a dremel and honed-out the spool. It was easier to get an even removal of material that way vs. trying to sand the spindle (or in your case, the drag rings). You might try honing out the center of your spool a bit with a dremel.
@Shankdaddy16
22 күн бұрын
@@tonys.5940 I did and now it works well! I ended up using sandpaper taped to a socket and used a drill to get an even removal of material.
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