Mbw 16610 Bezel Tighteing

[haveblue]

my 2006 mbw 16610 has a slight rocking motion to the bezel. if i push on the pearl-section of the bezel, there is a pop and the bezel rocks down slightly. then, if i go 180 degrees to the opposite side of the bezel and press on the "30" marker of the bezel, there is a pop and the bezel rocks down slightly.

when i first got this fine piece, not only did it have this bezel rocking issue but also the bezel rotated in the normal counter-clockwise direction but it also would turn in a jerky fashion in the incorrect clockwise direction. i removed the bezel and noticed that there is no retaining spring (the one that looks like a thin un-bent paper clip) but the thin metal washer with the 3 raised tabs that provide the "click" was there. i bent each end of the 3 tabs to a sharper angle and this cured the incorrect clockwise rotation of the bezel, but it did not fix the bezel rocking issue.

any thoughts? is there supposed to be a bezel retaining spring on the 2006 mbw cases?

[haveblue]

where are those pics of the new 2006 cases that the dealers posted when they came out? some of the pics showed the inside mechanism of the bezel. i think the mbw has a different mechanism but i just wanted to compare.

[thewightstuff]

unfortunately with the design used in most of the reps its almost impossible to eliminate bezel sideways movement. the multiangled wire (like a bent paperclip lol) is there to both keep the bezel on and pick up some of this tension but its difficult to the extreme to eliminate completely.

the original rlx bezels dont rock because they are a pressure fit to the crystal retaining ring with an added metal washer to maintain turning tension or prevent bi-directional movement depending on model.

[bruce79]

the wire mech. is exclusive, as far as I know, to the cn model subs. mbw which appear to use a type of tw case have a different mech. like the one you described. My tw sub does the same thing. I think mine was caused from removing the bezel a few times...they're a [censored] to get back on and perhaps something got tweeked. It's annoying but I'm learning to live with it. I can at times shrink the appearance of the thick crystal which bugs me...as far as a solution...not quite sure yet...rbj may know...

[haveblue]

thanks guys. i guess when i send it to have it serviced, i'll get it checked out then.

[haveblue]

well, my research and discussions with others (big thanks to one of our frankensub resident experts.... tribal!) have led me to find out that the mbw bezel does not use a 'bent paper clip'-type retaining spring but rather uses a bezel that attaches like the genuine. i also found that the bezel has an o-ring type gasket that goes around the inner circumference of the bezel and it rides against the outer portion of the case (the part where the deep rehaut is) and the crystal.

in order to fix the rocking bezel i need to fix the o-ring so it fills the gap between the inner bezel surface and the outer rehaut/case surface. any suggestions of where to get a new o-ring gasket or is my best bet to acquire a new bezel with a better o-ring?

any thoughts?