Purchased my first reel (zenon mg ltx) off of these TT forums and couldnt be happier! I love how light it is, really incredible. My lightest reel I own is a steez A, and this is my first magnesium reel, but still, it is so light!
With it being used, i decided to take a look under the hood and I think i found abu's version of dual bearing support for the pinion gear, which was suprising because I didnt think abu did this
I dont take apart reels often so please correct me if I am wrong, but the picture attatched is with the clutch engaged, and the pinion is still supported by bearing under the spool tension knob.
I did some digging and the zenon mg7 (JDM version) states that it has dual supported pinion, and I think they are the same reel (except for the braking system), so I guess it makes sense. Just odd that abu didnt advertise that in the US market.
Abu Garcia Zenon MG-LTX dual pinion bearing support?
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Re: Abu Garcia Zenon MG-LTX dual pinion bearing support?
I don't think so... it's just one bearing.
Re: Abu Garcia Zenon MG-LTX dual pinion bearing support?
Don't think I kept my schematics, but easy to verify if you still have yours.
The second bearing would be in the frame.
The second bearing would be in the frame.
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Re: Abu Garcia Zenon MG-LTX dual pinion bearing support?
Yea its a bushing actually in the frame, so I guess it is "dual supported" but not by two bearings.