Any way to shave CG's without removing crown?

[clkcadet]

I am trying to mod a newly acquired SSD v2 by shaving the CG's and of course replacing the bezel insert.

The insert is not a problem, but shaving the CG's might be a problem for me. I once tried to remove the crown and shave the CGs the conventional way, but I screwed up the keyless works.

Is there any other way to do this? I bought a small precision file but I find it too hard to file down the CG's with this.

Any help is much appreciated.

[seraphe]

Try this:

Roll sand paper up to just enough to fit between crown and CG, with the sanding side facing out. All you have to do is roll the thing around the crown. That will shave the inside of CG.

[alligoat]

I wouldn't recommend pulling the crown out to the time setting position and filing away. You're bound to get crap in the movement.

Use a 1.2mm screwdriver to remove the stem. On the Asian 21j you just have to poke the release button gently while pulling the stem out. I also like to remove the case tube when I'm filing cg's- helps if you're installing gen or aftermarket parts.

[freddy333]

Ditto Alligoat.

[rosnik]

It's just.......like to [censored] with the jeans zip UP !

[jmb]

Ha, seeing "[censored]" pop up in posts makes me laugh as I can then substitute words and come up with funny sentences sometimes! On the forum I administer I can set up a translation table for the "censor" so I can have it substitute different words. It's hillarious...

I always atleast de-case the movement and usually the tube but if leaving all that on I would think it still good to protect the crown in some way from an errant slip! Maybe some thin "heat-shrink" tubing on the crown?

[highoeyazmuhudee]

At the VERY least you should remove the crown/stem and tape over the tube thread, gasket and opening. If you wanna risk stripping the stem you could unscrew the crown from it thus leaving the stem in the movement yet having the crown removed

[Watchmeister]

DO yourself a favor and remove that crown. At least you can tape over the case tube and protect the movement and threads. Otherwise stick with the exterior.

[clkcadet]

I will try removing the crown... wish me luck.

If you see a SSD with a broken keyless works in the classifieds, you might be getting a good deal!