[Yaesu] Fwd: Rubber Ring Removal-CAUTION!

[Kc3vo@aol.com]

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> From: "Kc3vo at aol.com" <kc3vo at aol.com>
> Date: August 8, 2013, 3:30:43 AM EDT
> To: "geraldj at netins.net" <geraldj at netins.net>
> Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Rubber Ring Removal-CAUTION!
> 
> You will RUIN the tuning encoder, if you force the shaft! Remove the rubber ring, and THEN you can see the small, metric allen headed setscrew that locks it to the shaft. If you are not able to get sufficient leverage with your fingers to stretch it enough to start it on its way off, CAREFULLY working a very small flat-bladed screwdriver, or dull knife blade under it, may be of assistance. The rubber is held on by being made slightly SMALLER in inside diameter than the knob outside, so it is somewhat of a tight stretch fit, and must be stretched slightly more for removal. I have successfully removed and replaced many of these YAESU knobs, usually with only fingers and suitable allen wrench. If you break the encoder, you WILL have a problem, so if unable to do this yourself, get skilled assistance, and save the radio!  ( If your fingers/hands are arthritic or otherwise physically compromised, you will encounter more difficulty.)-73, KC3VO, Bob Curry
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> On Aug 7, 2013, at 10:36 PM, "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj at netins.net> wrote:
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>> I've thumbed through the owners and the shop manuals. There are separate part numbers for the knob and the rubber ring, but no comments on getting the knob off the shaft. Didn't see a set screw either in the parts picture. I tried to move the rubber ring on my 736R and it feels like its been anchored permanently. Could it be that the knob isn't anchored with a set screw, but only a spring and would pull off if you tugged?
>> 
>> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>> 
>> On 8/7/2013 6:05 PM, Michael Raskin wrote:
>>> I need some advice on how to remove a stubborn rubber ring on a Yaesu
>>> tuning knob. The rubber ring won’t budge. Anyone have an idea or hint
>>> how to do it. It it on the tuning knob of an old FT-736R. Had some
>>> suggestions for using C4 but don’t want the harm the knob, rubber ring,
>>> or the neighborhood.
>>> 
>>> Mike, W4UM
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