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2522, ARB prices
Posted by nemorino, Wed Nov-03-04 01:23 PM
Anyone knows the price for a set of ARB's for a calcutta 400?
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2523, RE: ARB prices
Posted by magmaster, Thu Nov-04-04 09:27 AM
Call Shimano's customer service number and they should be able to help you out. Ask for Robert he's helped me out in the past and is a really nice guy.
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2524, RE: ARB prices
Posted by JP, Thu Nov-04-04 05:04 PM
I would avoid ARB's in your Calcutta. The guys who've been fishing these bearing for the last year are switching back to shielded bearings.
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2525, RE: ARB prices
Posted by zenbass_r, Fri Nov-05-04 11:05 AM
A-RBs will run about $20 to replace both spool bearings in your Calcutta. I have had them in my Scorpion 1500SF, Curado 100, and Citica 200 for well over a year now. These reels are fished almost daily, light inshore work (saltwater only), and in addition to improved casting distance over the stock SS shielded bearings, the A-RBs have held up very well corrosion-wise.
To JP and others, I have plenty of new stock BBs (& new ceramics) that I'd gladly trade for A-RBs ... }(
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2526, RE: ARB prices
Posted by nemorino, Fri Nov-05-04 11:51 AM
where do you buy the arb from? directly from shimano?
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2527, RE: ARB prices
Posted by zenbass_r, Fri Nov-05-04 01:42 PM
buy em direct from shimano irvine - they don't charge for shipping and they ship fast ...
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2528, RE: ARB prices
Posted by sdjiricek, Wed Nov-17-04 12:53 AM
where did you get your ceramic bearings from? I've been looking for some for my catala 400
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2529, RE: ARB prices
Posted by zenbass_r, Wed Nov-17-04 11:42 AM
bunch of places on the net have em, i happened to get a 4-pack of ABEC5 (or ABEC3?) ceramic hybrids from bocabearings.com. TG ceramics go for twice as much but are rated ABEC7. cabela's sells em too, not sure what brand/rating though ...
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2530, RE: ARB prices
Posted by sdjiricek, Wed Nov-17-04 02:42 PM
found a place in Irvine. VXB bearings
http://www.vxb.com
awesome prices and they sell on ebay. But I'm sure how to clean the grease out and replace it with rocketfuel or reel-x.
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2531, RE: ARB prices
Posted by magmaster, Wed Nov-17-04 03:28 PM
Soak them in some simple green and blow them out with some air. Then add the oil of your choice.
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