If you are handy with soldering it is easy peasy. Cut the leads to the existing caps and tie into those. On the electrolytic you can get to the bottom side without removing anything and work it loose with your soldering iron and one side at a time it will be easily removed. I go back in with a small drill bit and drill a hole using the circuit board hole as a guide and you can stick the new leads through that and solder them in. NO I would not use anther dinky electrolytic because that big poly Audyn adds much more and wakes the bass right up. I did this to the last two I had and regret not doing this from day one on all the Vintage crossovers I have rebuilt. NO it is not a problem to fit in that hole because of the big 68uf cap. The problem is the underside of the circuit board the solder joints catch on the wood and it means you might have to work at it to get them out and in.
On that big poly I have velcro attached to the board and cap so that wire on the top will not abrade through the side and also have a strip of the hook side of velcro betweet the side of the cap and that ferrite core on the top board so the coil can't abrade or press through and damage the cap. Do not snug that cable tie down as tight as you can but just enough to keep it from wobbling around. The velcro does the rest.
I like the Chorus I better than the rest of the vintage speakers for the sound you get and with front ports you can play them anywhere. Last set I got was pretty lifeless until recapped and what a difference. Cheapest thing to do for noticeable improvement and Sonicaps and that Audyn have worked fine for me and are available in the exact values you need.
Chorus I Crossover Recap
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Dave, where did these caps come from?
Thanks!
Ray