Author Topic: How Do I Get This OPEN!!! (Read 602 times)

Doug Rose · « **on:** August 07, 2016, 09:33:21 AM »

I want to replace the broken hook switch, I finally got it loose so I could unscrew the top by the stem....NADA. Any Help would be greatly appreciated....Doug

Ktownphoneco · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2016, 10:00:00 AM »

Doug ... I haven't any experience with this type of stick, but looking closely at one of your pictures, it would almost appear as though the perch is actually a "cap" affair, and it has knurling around the lower circumference. The presence of knurling usually indicates that something has been designed to screw on and screw off. Knurling provides assistance in getting a grip on whatever needs to be taken apart. There is also a recess locating just under the perch cap, which is also a good indicator of something that's been threaded into place. I'd be willing to bet the perch cap threads onto that collar at the top of the stem. It's worth a shot. I've "doctored" one of your pictures to help explain my "theory".

Jeff Lamb

Doug Rose · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2016, 10:49:31 AM »

Jeff ...I have the knurled cap loose, but it will not release.

John....here is the bottom...Doug

Ktownphoneco · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2016, 11:05:08 AM »

Ok, Doug. I wasn't sure if you were referring to that perch cap or not. Here's a CRPF link from 2013, where the issue was discussed, and several members explained the process. As soon as they mentioned "pin", it jogged my memory. There's a pin in the perch assembly you need to remove.

Here's the link : http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=9336.0

Jeff

TelePlay · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2016, 11:41:53 AM »

Is this the pin?

Ktownphoneco · « **Reply #5 on:** August 07, 2016, 12:27:44 PM »

Yes, that would be the pin that has to be driven out. Here's a better picture.

Jeff

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