Leich 901-911 - Removing the spitcup

[jaevans]

Howdy!

The insulation on handset cord on my Leich 901-911 is crumbling and the insulation for the individual wires in the handset cord are also crumbling and I need to address that before I can restore the phone. The problem I'm having is that I can't for the life of me, remove the spitcup from the handset. Is there a trick to this or is it that I'm not applying enough elbow grease?

Thanks!
Andy

[tubaman]

Andy,
The outer ring should just unscrew and release everything.
Sounds like it's rather stuck.

[jaevans]

Andy,
The outer ring should just unscrew and release everything.
Sounds like it's rather stuck.

That's what I had figured. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't something special with how it was attached.

Thanks!

[FABphones]

When I have endcaps that firmly refuse to move I spray a little WD40 into the rim, leave it to work its way in for a few mins and then gently use a strap wrench.

Got any photos you can add so we can see your project? 

[Payphone installer]

Put it in the freezer a hour then run it under hot water. I have plenty of those handsets it you need another one.

[stub]

Andy,
         I use the hair dryer .  stub