Pinion Frame Hump
Pinion Frame Hump
My buddy's Curado Is have recently been feeling gritty. After going through the reel we determined that the problem was the inner pinion bearing. Replacing that bearing made the problem go away. What we did notice after comparing it to the Curado K (and other reels), is that there is a hump most likely designed to channel water way from the pinion opening. Does anyone know if that is the main purpose of it? If anything, it looks like Shimano has incorporated it into their newer reels. I don't think I've seen anybody mention it anywhere as a feature. If I'm not mistaken, most if not all my Daiwas has this, even the older ones.
Curado I vs Curado K
Curado 70
Chronarch Ci4+
Chronarch MgL
Metanium MgL
Zillion HD
SV103
Curado I vs Curado K
Curado 70
Chronarch Ci4+
Chronarch MgL
Metanium MgL
Zillion HD
SV103
- diehardbassfishing
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Re: Pinion Frame Hump
That's more of a collar for the spool bearing. You'll likely notice that reels without this collar do not have a bearing under the spool pin on that side.
Karl
Karl
Re: Pinion Frame Hump
It makes sense that it would hold the bearing on Daiwa's free floating spool and Shimano's Silent Tune configurations. The Curado 70, Curado K, and Chronarch Mgl also has the collar on the frame and there isn't a bearing under the spool pin.diehardbassfishing wrote:That's more of a collar for the spool bearing. You'll likely notice that reels without this collar do not have a bearing under the spool pin on that side.
Karl
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Re: Pinion Frame Hump
For heck of it compared Daiwa Fuego (non-floating spool) with Daiwa Zillion (floating spool). Only the Zillion has the frame hump to capture the bearing. Fuego basically flat.
I wonder if the Shimano uses a chassis for two different models (with 2 different bearing configurations).
Karl
I wonder if the Shimano uses a chassis for two different models (with 2 different bearing configurations).
Karl
Re: Pinion Frame Hump
Didn't the Curado I have X-Ship too? Maybe it's designed a bit different, but both the Chronarch Ci4+ and Curado I have dual pinion support. Wonder if the Chronarch MGL spool fits or the collar (hump) interferes...
Re: Pinion Frame Hump
It is there to help prevent water from getting on the pinion bearing. Nothing more. On some reels like Metanium MGL that have a bearing on the spool, it is a support for that bearing. For the Curado K and some of our other models, it is only to prevent water from getting on the bearing.
Re: Pinion Frame Hump
Thanks Bantam1. This confirms what I originally thought. Very glad to see this feature being added to non Silent Tune models as well going forward.Bantam1 wrote:It is there to help prevent water from getting on the pinion bearing. Nothing more. On some reels like Metanium MGL that have a bearing on the spool, it is a support for that bearing. For the Curado K and some of our other models, it is only to prevent water from getting on the bearing.
Re: Pinion Frame Hump
This design is a plus for us saltwater guysBantam1 wrote:It is there to help prevent water from getting on the pinion bearing. Nothing more. On some reels like Metanium MGL that have a bearing on the spool, it is a support for that bearing. For the Curado K and some of our other models, it is only to prevent water from getting on the bearing.