ajoesmith Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Ok finally all done This is a tutorial of how to install a DG4813 into a noob sub! This is just my method and i do what works for me. This may or may not be the correct way of doing this but im no expert. Id like to thank the forums mainly RWG and Rgeek as they have provided me with the knowledge to do this So enjoy! What youll need for the job, notice the nice glass of Red! Of course the watch it self, a Noob Sub, the movement for the swap, a new DG4813 fastbeat movement. SOme post it notes, tweezers etc Another pic of the tools Some lint paper? not sure if thats what its called and Rolex case back opening tools The Red wine The Watch - a Noob Factory Sub First step, get the bracelet off, so that we can get access to the case back Remove the plastic Open the buckle Open up the divers extension Here is the spring bar that needs to be pressed so as to release the divers extension. Pressed and released Watc and bracelet sitting flat, easier access to the case back The bergeon Rolex case back opening tools The red wine, time for a sip Nice The bergeon openers, going to use the biggest one on the far right Here it is put the case back opener onto the handle Put the watch face down in your hand Put the case back opener on top, put pressure on and turn Off the back comes Remove the rubber seal with the tweezers At thie point, turn the watch over and unscrew the crown and pull out to the time setting position and set the time to 12 oclock, this will help in the hand removal Time for another mouthful! and another Next to remove the movement, youll need to unscrew the movement holder screws - 1 here and 1 here Unscrewed Screw removed Metal tab removed Other one removed too Next to release the stem, here is the stem release button A close up Press it - GENTLY While pressing gently, use the other hand to pull the stem out by the pulling on the crown, when the stem releases, stop pushing on the stem release button Stem out Turn the watch on its side Quickly and smoothly turn the watch dial side up n a sheet of paper or something clean Sometimes it doesnt 'drop' out, itll need a light 'tap' Part 2 A few ‘taps’ on the crystal and its out! Lift the watch case away and set it t the side Here is the movement, dial and hands, youll need this from now on Lift the movement up and there is the movement holder under it, again place it to the side Some more wine Another sip! To remove the hands youll need some post it notes, and a hand removal tool Peel of a post it and fold it in half Like this Then cut it in half Now you have 2 post its! Place the post its at 3 oclock and 9 oclock position and under the hour hand Use the hand removal tool to remove the hands, its very difficult to photograph as I only have 2 hands, 1 for the camera and 1 for the tool, so this pic is really just to show you the position, don’t remove the hands by just using 1 hand. Use 1 hand to remove and 1 hand to hold the movement in place Second hand off All hands now off Next youll need a screwdriver, choose which ever one will fit best You need to ‘loosen’ the dial feet screws, heres 1 And another, just a few turns, you don’t need to remove them completely The dial is now easily removed, its coming off a little Now its off This is also the dial spacer that goes underneath the dial Heres the movement with the dial off To remove the datewheel, there are 3 screws to be removed, 1 is ok but 2 are tricky. Here is a tricky one. Another one, its ok and easy to remove Here is the third and most difficult screw, as you can see from the pic its half covered by the datewheel Unscrew the first screw all the way, it wont come right out as the overlay it slightly covering it, that’s ok, just unscrew it fully and leave it in place. Tried to take it out but it wasn’t coming out and I didn’t want to damage the datewheel so I just left it there, I also removed the other screw that easy to remove. Some more wine And another! Here is the problem screw, it half under the datewheel, I used my smallest screwdriver and just used half of the screw head and unscrewed in half turns until it was fully unscrewed It also wont come out fully due to the datewheel Another pic of it A close up of the screw to show you just how far under the overlay it is, quite difficult to unscrew but possible Datewheel comes off, youll notice that the metal plate also comes off as the datewheel overlay prevents removing this, its ok as it fits perfectly on the DG4813 so we can leave it like it is The underside of the datewheel and plate Whats this? This has happened every time I have done this, is a piece of the date change mechanism, not sure what this piece is called but itll have to be put back in place, no big deal A pic of the piece removed Here is the ‘datechange spring’ don’t know what this is called either or the proper terminology but DON’T LOSE IT. Itll need to be removed - CAREFULLY Its now removed, sorry for the pic Here comes the new movement! More tomorrow as it late here PLEASE DON’T POST IN THIS THREAD UNTIL IM FINISHED Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Part 3 Ok, movement getting ready Here are the 3 screws that need to be removed, on this movement you can see that they are easily removed as there is no datewheel overlay covering the screw heads. Remove all 3 screws Showing the screw to remove, same as the other movement All screws removed, datewheel off Again you can see this small part that seems to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikellem Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Joe, I am speachless... Some of your best work! I love it.. This should show everyone that they can do it themselves.... Thanks Joe... MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ok now its changing at 11.58pm, close but id rather it changed AFTER 12am not before so try again Move the minute hand to 12am and try again Still changing at 11.58pm, try again Argh, now 12.04am but its pretty close A few tries later, Bingo, changes at 12am! Time for some dinner, don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 YOU are MY hero you read my mind, i was gonna ask BUT here it is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 OK all done Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank7502 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 OK all done Enjoy That was a great tutorial! I don't repair my own watches but it was good to get the education. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoesmith Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Joe, I am speachless... Some of your best work! I love it.. This should show everyone that they can do it themselves.... Thanks Joe... MM Thank MM but there is always one...... PLEASE DON Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdzsmith Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Thanks for taking the time to put this together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shundi Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 w.o.w. That. Was. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadweller4000 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Impressive tutorial, thank you very much for your time and work! One suggestion may be allowed though: If you adjust the hands to 12h (date-switch-position) before you take em off, you will be able to put them back on without any problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Joe, this is a great writeup! Thank you for your time and effort I especially liked the part where the red whine comes in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Ajoe>> That's just awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 S P E E C H L E S S ! Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 WOW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sssurfer Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Gigantic! Awesome! Going to put my 4813 into good use now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 good work AJS, must have taken a while with all that wine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvn Posted June 5, 2008 Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Very good tutorial Ajoe. did you finish that bottle of red wine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuiceMaker Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 brilliant, simply brilliant. this page takes up a whole 60MB... bloody hugeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 i cant see the pics in your last installment of the tutorial? just red X's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 FABULOSO! What a great review! Can't wait to have a go myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4GTR Posted June 14, 2008 Report Share Posted June 14, 2008 Thanks for this. Much more confident in replacing this movement having read this. Guess I need the movement from you now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadtorrent Posted June 27, 2008 Report Share Posted June 27, 2008 Hey AJS, Your Photobucket pic links are dead....AAAARRRRGGGGHHH...right after my lovely movement from you arrived and I'm ready to try the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted June 29, 2008 Report Share Posted June 29, 2008 Hey AJS, Your Photobucket pic links are dead....AAAARRRRGGGGHHH...right after my lovely movement from you arrived and I'm ready to try the work. .... Joe.... me too... I saved the tutorial as a wordfile and did not realize that it only stored links to your files on pbucket... will they come back on or could you post a pdf version of the tutorial somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoeyazmuhudee Posted July 7, 2008 Report Share Posted July 7, 2008 photo links are DEAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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