Section 8: Repairs
Bambi Bucket Service Manual – Models 6072-1821 35
14. Pull the line up and over the finger and into the slot between the finger and the drum. To
assist in this step:
• Bend a piece of lock wire into a U shape.
• Insert the bent end of the U into the large centre hole of the reel.
• Push the tripline through the U and past the finger on the reel.
• Pull on the lock wire to lift the tripline outward past the finger.
• Push the tripline into the slot.
• Remove the lock wire.
15. Pull the free end of the tripline to remove any slack
around the drum. Loop the cable behind the yoke to
assist in this operation. Once completed, return the
cable to the front of the head.
16. With the tripline fully connected to the drum, note
that there is a swage block about 1-2" (2-5 cm) from
the drum. This block will be stopped by the safety
keeper cast into the head. If the tripline should break
where it enters the reel drum, the swage block will
ensure that the tripline cannot come free of the control
head.
Ensure that the swage blocks, at the end of the tripline, lie behind the section of tripline that passes
through the centre hole to one outside hole. If the swage blocks lie outside the section of wire, they
may foul the two cast lugs on the head which orientate the reel anti-torque plate. This will stop the
tripline from winding up onto the reel.