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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: lapa on December 05, 2010, 06:12:14 PM

Title: Islander bearing question
Post by: lapa on December 05, 2010, 06:12:14 PM

Is there any way to know what type of bearing installed on Islander - ABEC 3 or factory upgraded ABEC 7?

Title: Re: Islander bearing question
Post by: Brian on December 05, 2010, 06:46:06 PM

they sound different.

most will have the stock abec3's which are quieter.  The 7's are ceramic and have a hollow sound.  I prefer the 3's because of the noise.  It was very noticeable on the reels I spun.

I've only spun them up, I never took them apart to look at, but some bearings will be marked.

Title: Re: Islander bearing question
Post by: lapa on December 05, 2010, 07:27:02 PM

Thanks Brian. But  if you have just one reel. Does Islander put some notes in document to identify that reel has ABEC 3 or ABEC 7?