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Tips? Stubborn Retaining Ring


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I have a stubborn crystal retaining ring on my 1665... tried to tap in a razor blade with a mallet but no luck getting any sort of gap going.

Any advice?

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there really is no need to "tap" it in... just wedge it in a little and pry little by little around the diameter of the retaining ring. hope that helps a bit.

What type of blade are you using? I normally use a window or glassier scraping blade on a scraper handle. i find that using a handle gives me a bit more leverage .

Posted

I read a post in the archive suggesting a little tap if the ring was stubborn.

I'm just using a standard razor blade, I'll go shop for a sharper edge... didn't think of that. Thanks for the lead.

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Just in case some fellow noob runs into the same problem someday, I finally just put the case into a vise and lightly tapped a razor blade with a hammer between the ring and the case. Came off easy...

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