Aloha All!
I received my Clark tropic 39 last night and promptly got stuck in the swap.
I really would appreciate some guidance here.
The crystal fits fine just a little snug.
I slid the plastic gasket over the new crystal then attempted to press the bezel retaining ring on.
the fit is just too tight. I tried to heat the retaining ring and freeze the case with no luck.
This is where it gets ugly
I pulled out the vise grips :drunk:and tried to force the ring down (don't ever do this)
now I have a bent retaining ring
Questions
#1 has any one had luck with this swap and what is the recipe ?
#2 Can I straighten the retaining ring?
Direction I'm headed
repair the retaining ring and or find a replacement.
Sand the ID of the retaining ring down to better fit the gasket / crystal
listen to you advice
thank you