vintagerolex Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 I baught a generic cown and tube and have been told by the seller that in order for the 2 parts to fit together - "You have to broach out the pendant to make the crown fit" I have no idea what this means. I looked on wikipeadia and it seems like broaching is somthing like using a file. Any help is appreciated.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 vmena member has purchased some tools and is working on this issue. He may help you, he is a very nice guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 sounds like you have to re-tap the crown-tube tap . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmena Posted July 4, 2007 Report Share Posted July 4, 2007 sounds like you have to re-tap the crown-tube tap . Yes... you need a special tool to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerolex Posted July 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Yes... you need a special tool to do it. vmena, can you tell me which tool you would use for this? Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Look at the bay Item Number 5076244811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagerolex Posted July 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Look at the bay Item Number 5076244811 Thanks for your reply, but I don't think that this is my poblem. The tube and the crown do not fit together, I have been told to 'broach the pendant'. It is as if the centre of the tube is too narrow. I don't think that this is the same thing as tapping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertieng Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Thanks for your reply, but I don't think that this is my poblem. The tube and the crown do not fit together, I have been told to 'broach the pendant'. It is as if the centre of the tube is too narrow. I don't think that this is the same thing as tapping. Looks like you have the old style twinlock tube which has no flutting in it. You need to drill out the inner tube using a 2.1mm bit, then your crown will fit in perfectly. Hope this helps. Thanks for your reply, but I don't think that this is my poblem. The tube and the crown do not fit together, I have been told to 'broach the pendant'. It is as if the centre of the tube is too narrow. I don't think that this is the same thing as tapping. Looks like you have the old style twinlock tube which has no flutting in it. You need to drill out the inner tube using a 2.1mm bit, then your crown will fit in perfectly. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted August 22, 2007 Report Share Posted August 22, 2007 Looks like you have the old style twinlock tube which has no flutting in it. You need to drill out the inner tube using a 2.1mm bit, then your crown will fit in perfectly. Hope this helps. Either that or purchase the new style tube (with a larger hole and splines around the inner perimeter of the wider end of the tube) from ebay or one of the parts houses like cousinsuk.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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