Leich Beehive disassembly

[foots]

  I'm trying to open up my new Leich beehive but I am having some trouble. I need to remove the lower housing so I can clean it and repair the small crack. I have it unscrewed but can't get it past the crank handle. I don't see any way to remove the hanle. Does anyone here have any experience with these?

[AE_Collector]

I have a "Beehive" somewhere but I'm not at home to look at it. Generally, crank handles are removed by spinning them backwards to the normal direction. Sometimes a quick jerk backwards is needed to get it to unthread.

Terry

[Wallphone]

Terry is correct.
Give the handle a sharp hit with your fist or a small rubber mallet in a CCW rotation.
Dougpav

[Phonesrfun]

What Doug has said should be the way to go.  Just give it enough of a counter-clockwise knock to knock it loose.  It could be kind of tight from years of use.

Sounds like it got there in one piece!

[foots]

  Thanks, I'll give it a try and see.    That did the trick. Everything inside looks good, wires are in good shape, no signs of corrosion or rust. Other than a few old cobwebs, everything is looking good. Only the handset elements are dated, both early 1948. There is also a nice schematic inside the lower housing.