Date:         Sun, 4 Jun 2006 16:54:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Meuser <mike@HISTORICALSCALEMODELS.COM>
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From:         Mike Meuser <mike@HISTORICALSCALEMODELS.COM>
Subject:      Re: westy speaker - hammer works
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Hi - Well, in my no screws OEM speaker saga, the only thing that
worked short of taking apart most all the rear cabinets was to use a
hammer.  the speakers push into the cabinet hole and then have a ring
on the back that screws on to hold it in place.  On my OEM A/C
equipped 87 westy there was no easy access to the back and turning
from the front, spun both the speaker and the retaining ring.

So... I hit each speaker square in the middle with a hammer nocking
the guts of it into the cabinet.  then I used a hacksaw blade to cut
through enough to cut both the speaker houseing and the ring without
damagin the cabinet at all.  I did this twice per speaker -- at 12
o'clock and 6 o'clock positions.  then the retaining ring fell off
readily and the speaker was extracted.

Rather than using retaining rings to hold the new OEM blaupunkts in
place (since I have no access), I used small dabs of silicon which
should make them easily removable if the need ever arises.

So... end of saga although I am definetly in the market for a couple
of OEM speakers so I can replace the ones I just stole from my 83-
1/2.

On 4 Jun 2006 at 14:48, Mike Meuser wrote:

> Maybe the 83-1/2 and 87 are different then.  I can see no screws. The
> door speakers are same as rear cabinet speakers, both have plastic
> clips that spring out when speaker is pushed into location. I checked
> the manual and it describes a process of removing the A/C venting --
> around 20 screws under plastic caps, then lowering the rear cabinet to
> gain access to the speakers -- a major job.
>
> Maybe the ones with screws are aftermarket replacements, but I'd love
> to know how to get the OEM speakers out of there without
> dissassembling most of the rear cabinetry and A/C.
>
> thnx
>
> On 4 Jun 2006 at 11:42, Loren Busch wrote:
>
> >  RE: Replacing rear speakers
> > BTDT just a couple of months ago, but in a '90 Westy w/air.  As Joy
> > pointed out, four screws per speaker, they just drop out.  Replaced
> > with upgraded speakers from Crutchfield, a littl clearance issue but
> > a rotary rasp took care of that.  Same for the front but no
> > clearance issues there, five minute job per door.
> >
>