abu 6500 ?

i have an old abu6500 multiplier and i never use because i cant get my tumb around the spool because of this bar in the picture below is it possible to remove it with out causing to much damage to the reel i was going to take a hacksaw to it but i taught id ask here first to see i some one has a better way

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looks like u have it the wrong way round. that bar should face in the opposite direction

i took the pic from the front of it

is it not a left hand multiplier though

you need to buy a ct cage or have a tackle shop do the conversion for you if you just hack that bar off the reel will collapse under pressure

no its right hand ill put it back together u might get a better look

thanks for your time lads ill get a new cage for it

If you take a hacksaw with a nice new blade.....make sure the cage is well secure and wont slip.....cut that bar at either side leaving about 3mm from the side of the cage....then mask the cage off in case you slip with thefile your gonna use next....take a good smallish file and file the ends of the bar down to within about 1.5mm, remove the masking tape......you have a CT conversion.

Another way is, almost as above but after you cut the middle out of the bar, knock the 2 threaded studs out...then file the ends of them....this way when you put them back in and go to take the side plates off, those studs can fall out.....as long as you dont lose them, either method is the basics of how its done.

If you going to buy a new cage anyways, you've nothing to lose.
If you get stuck give a shout.
Tom.