shifter shaft how to remove?
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shifter shaft how to remove?
Hi,
the plastic is failing pretty badly and I thought I might try to 'rebuild' part of it before buying a replacement unit...this raises a question.
How do I remove the shaft (in order to remove the plastic surround)..or at least the wider section attached to the shaft?
and then...my radio vol knob does not work properly unless I spray through the front housing almost daily, since it is out , how do I go about removing the radio from the housing?
thanks to all
wj
2005 xk8 conv
the plastic is failing pretty badly and I thought I might try to 'rebuild' part of it before buying a replacement unit...this raises a question.
How do I remove the shaft (in order to remove the plastic surround)..or at least the wider section attached to the shaft?
and then...my radio vol knob does not work properly unless I spray through the front housing almost daily, since it is out , how do I go about removing the radio from the housing?
thanks to all
wj
2005 xk8 conv
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Depress the spring clips on top surface of radio that are visible in your pic. Radio then slides forward out of housing.
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That's an Alpine head unit which may, or may not, be the same design as the earlier Harmon Karden model.
If it is the same :
Remove the radio from the frame as per Baxtor.
Prise up the "lid" rom the rear - there may be a couple of small screws.
There's a small screw on each side just behind the plastic front which secures both the plastic AND the front panel to the rest of the radio.
With these out, you can separate the front of the radio from the base and rear - there's a connector which just unplugs from the PCB
Then - remove the plastic front panel carefully - no screws but lots of clips. The volume control knob just pulls off but - it's in two pieces so lever from the base.
You can then see that to get at the volume control, you need to separate the PCB from the metal frame which means unsoldering and straightening two (or three) metal "lugs".
Easier to do than to explain. If you are confident with a soldering iron, and take your time - it isn't difficult.
But - whether or not you would be able to find an identical "new" volume potentiometer is a different matter.
If it is the same :
Remove the radio from the frame as per Baxtor.
Prise up the "lid" rom the rear - there may be a couple of small screws.
There's a small screw on each side just behind the plastic front which secures both the plastic AND the front panel to the rest of the radio.
With these out, you can separate the front of the radio from the base and rear - there's a connector which just unplugs from the PCB
Then - remove the plastic front panel carefully - no screws but lots of clips. The volume control knob just pulls off but - it's in two pieces so lever from the base.
You can then see that to get at the volume control, you need to separate the PCB from the metal frame which means unsoldering and straightening two (or three) metal "lugs".
Easier to do than to explain. If you are confident with a soldering iron, and take your time - it isn't difficult.
But - whether or not you would be able to find an identical "new" volume potentiometer is a different matter.
Last edited by DevonDavid; 02-01-2017 at 10:27 AM.
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Thanks DevonDavid,
Since spraying contact cleaner into the general vicinity of the vol pot will allow the vol to operate properly for several days I believe the pot is fine, just dirty. If I could spray directly on the pot I think I might be good to go...but I can't see any access to that area. These photos show what I'm up against...any other ideas?
wj
Since spraying contact cleaner into the general vicinity of the vol pot will allow the vol to operate properly for several days I believe the pot is fine, just dirty. If I could spray directly on the pot I think I might be good to go...but I can't see any access to that area. These photos show what I'm up against...any other ideas?
wj
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