Abu Ambassadeur 5600 C5 Mag X fishing reel how to service and

[@bobbymiller1672]

One of your better vintage Reel in my humble opinion .

[@2ndChanceTackle]

This one is not vintage - it is still sold new. Glad you like the video Bobby. Thanks again - Dennis

[@wardscottcpa]

Those green Abu's are beautiful IMHO. My twin to this reel, along with a bunch of other toys, was sold last year to finance a fishing trip. I have a two year plan to do the same thing again to fish the British Columbia coast one more time.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Sounds like it was worth it! I'd like to do some NW Pacific fishing too - Best wishes - Dennis

[@thewhiskyscout1238]

Thank you as always. I was given an extremely dirty one by my father in law, I know it went through a flood several years back and hasn’t been used in 20 years. It hangs up and doesn’t work right. I was just verifying what I learned on your other ambassadeur vids that the assembly and disassembly were the same.

[@2ndChanceTackle]

YW - thanks for sharing

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Best wishes - Dennis

[@christopherjenkins2373]

The “Made in Sweden” label tells you it is a good one! This particular Abu is a beautiful reel! I wish I had not sold my Abu Ambassador C7 but I simply could not see well enough to cast it safely and correctly. This is another of the many ways old age is catching up with me. I going to show my ignorance with this question. Does that tensioner piece take the place of what are normally springs in conventional reels? See, I know very little about these magnificent reels. This reel has such a beautiful internal mechanism! Are these reels still sold as new reels from Sweden or are all of them manufactured in China (with a lot of plastic parts)? I’m enjoying all these wonderful conventional reel videos you have been doing recently. You certainly did a very clear and concise tutorial for servicing this superb fishing instrument! - Chris

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Yes - the tensioner is an alternative to the yoke springs in other reels. These reels are still sold new and still made in Sweden. They sell for around $150-$200 for this edition. Thanks again Chris

[@DerekR1983]

Hello i live in new brunswick canada..i have a Daiwa vintage silver series 400RL ..is there a way i can send it to you for restoration it works but u want it cleaned and restored like new

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Yes you can. Please send a note to my email [e-mail] for service information Thanks for asking - Dennis

[@kevinh5024]

Nice video Dennis. Are the many differences between this one and servicing the 5600AB version?

[@2ndChanceTackle]

Not many. The AB version has the gate that helps to alleviate backlash. The gear side in almost the same. - Dennis

[@sdufg]

i took off the left side plate. Den, you did not. The problem is there is spring that pooped out and I cant figure out how to reassemble it. You didn't remove the left plate...help :(..do you have other vids where you take off the left side where the mag is shown and re-assembled?

[@2ndChanceTackle]

I don't have another video and I no longer have that reel in my shop. The schematic may help you. You can find it by clicking on this link s7d5.scene7.com/is/content/purefishing/Abu%20Garcia/Schematics/5600C5MagX%2016%2001%201128992_12523-1.pdf Dennis