T3 gear swap

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T3 gear swap

Post by poisonokie » Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:25 am

Anyone know if an 8.1 gear set will fit in a 6.3 T3, or is 7.1 all I'm gonna get?

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by africanbass » Tue Apr 26, 2016 1:52 pm

All depends on the T3 model.
For the MX/FX/Mago/Air you can inter change gear sets( main and pinion)
The 1016 series has its own different set up.They have plastic sleaved pinion bearings.As a result the pinion diameter is different to the afore mentioned reel ranges.
The 1016 will then require the gear sets from the 1016 range
Changing the pinion bearing should open you up to more options.
Hope this helps.

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by poisonokie » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:39 am

Absolutely does. Thanks, man.

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by poisonokie » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:08 am

africanbass wrote:All depends on the T3 model.
For the MX/FX/Mago/Air you can inter change gear sets( main and pinion)
The 1016 series has its own different set up.They have plastic sleaved pinion bearings.As a result the pinion diameter is different to the afore mentioned reel ranges.
The 1016 will then require the gear sets from the 1016 range
Changing the pinion bearing should open you up to more options.
Hope this helps.
One more two part question:

Does the ballistic 8.1 have that same pinion bearing and if not what size does it have?

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by africanbass » Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:13 am

poisonokie wrote:
africanbass wrote:All depends on the T3 model.
For the MX/FX/Mago/Air you can inter change gear sets( main and pinion)
The 1016 series has its own different set up.They have plastic sleaved pinion bearings.As a result the pinion diameter is different to the afore mentioned reel ranges.
The 1016 will then require the gear sets from the 1016 range
Changing the pinion bearing should open you up to more options.
Hope this helps.
One more two part question:

Does the ballistic 8.1 have that same pinion bearing and if not what size does it have?
Sorry,I dont own a ballistic
Maybe an owner can help out here.

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by poisonokie » Thu May 05, 2016 2:42 am

I just went with the 7.1 ballistic gears. Thought about the 1016 set, but it was $38 vs $20 and this is just a travel reel. My 1016 is 6.3 and I just needed to speed one of them up. Almost got the 1016 driveshaft, which was $21.50, but decided against it because I need that extra weight to balance my Ardito.

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by africanbass » Thu May 05, 2016 3:26 am

Glad you won =D>
Have a couple ballistics on the way so may have to play around with them soon :lol:

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by poisonokie » Thu May 05, 2016 6:04 am

Won what? This round vs the tackle monkey? I think he'd say the war is far from over... :evil:

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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by africanbass » Thu May 05, 2016 1:32 pm

poisonokie wrote:Won what? This round vs the tackle monkey? I think he'd say the war is far from over... :evil:
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Re: T3 gear swap

Post by poisonokie » Sun May 08, 2016 1:43 pm

Aaaand they sent the wrong pinion gear... ](*,)

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