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Post by Teachndad on Jan 26, 2022 23:04:38 GMT -8
Hi Friends, My Bargman L66a handle on my Rod and Reel has always had a lot of play in it. I opened it up and the square shaft is locked into the base of the handle with a cotter pin. No excessive wear seems present there and the square shaft does not fit snugly in the receptacle with the cotter pin. There is a little play in the "receiving" end receptacle of the square shaft as well. It doesn't look like it's worn, I just think the tolerances were large. Maybe I am mistaken and this is the typical action of the handle. Could it be just that the tolerances on both ends of the square shaft are so poor that the combination of both ends creates that much play? Look at my video of the action on the handle. Click on the image below to see the video. The only thing I have ever done with the handle is swap out a new cylinder. I can add pix of the inside of the handle as needed. Cheers, Rod
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Post by nccamper on Jan 27, 2022 6:05:13 GMT -8
I've owned or worked on a half dozen of these and there always a little play (wear) but your handle has a lot.
(Click photo for video.)
I bet the source of the play is where the square piece sits inside. But it might be the spring.
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Post by Teachndad on Jun 24, 2022 5:40:00 GMT -8
Hi Friends, Following up. Here is what I did to minimize the play. I removed the handle from the door to separate the halves of the handle. I cut up an aluminum soda can and cut a strip out of the can material and wrapped the aluminum around the square shaft making sure to pressure the folds around each corner of the shaft. Finally, I wrapped the strip with blue painter’s tape just to help keep it together for insertion. I gradually cut off some of the material from the soda can strip until I could just squeeze the shaft into the square receptacle in the other half of the handle. The result was a big reduction in the amount of play in the handle. Longevity is an unknown. Cheers, Rod
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