We’re going to look at how to quickly and easily replace the original ball bearings on an Abu Garcia C4 (and C3) with hybrid ceramic bearings to significantly improve its performance.

You can find our selection of parts for your C4/C3 Ambassador on the following pages:
Improvement Abu Garcia Ambassador

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Unscrew the three large screws to access the coil
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For the C4: Remove the metal clip that secures the centrifugal brake assembly
For the C3: simply remove the centrifuge system (the black part) carefully
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Remove the original bearing
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Fit the Orange Seals bearing
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Refit the centrifugal system and the metal clip
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Remove the plastic part
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Fit the Orange Seals bearing
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Put the spool back in place
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