Alberto Bianchi Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Hi all im upgrading my pair of khorn. They are 1971 and I’m replacing the crossover (typeA) with crites crossover A4500 together with new tweeter crites CT120 (they replace the old K-77 round magnet).As I’m doing this I also re cabled with new cables all the mid, bass and tweeter connectors. The only part I miss is the inside of the woofer.Well I unscrewed the screws to remove the wooden plate to acces to the woofer and somehow the plate will not come off. It looks like the sealing turned into some sort of glue, tar like, very sticky that makes impossible to detach the wooden plate.Does anybody here saw this already and achieved to remove the plate without damaging the cabinet? Any advice welcomed.Thanks in advance for any tip and help.AB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Try a putty knife and a lot of time and gentle persuasion. A little prying, a little tapping with a hammer. Clean and Replace the gasket with new after you get it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Can you some very thin cable (like a guitar string) and work it back and forth in a sawing motion starting from one edge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto Bianchi Posted May 28, 2018 Author Share Posted May 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, JohnA said: Try a putty knife and a lot of time and gentle persuasion. A little prying, a little tapping with a hammer. Clean and Replace the gasket with new after you get it off. Hi there thank you for your answer. what kind/brand of gasket should I use to replace the old one? best aB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Don't know. I did this to my La Scalas about 20 years ago (just to see what was inside). i think I bought this gasket from Parts-express.com. I suspect you are not in the U.S., so I don't know how well that would work. Perhaps this? https://www.parts-express.com/parts-express-speaker-gasketing-tape-1-8-x-1-2-x-50-ft-roll--260-542 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadBlue Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Looking at that,I think you may also be able to use weather striping tape available at most hardwear stores. Something like this https://www.amazon.ca/Frost-King-V442H-Vinyl-8-Inch/dp/B000BQRQA0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1527570949&sr=8-2&keywords=weather+stripping+tape theirs tons of variations /sizes got to be 1 out there that would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 It may be the same stuff that was on my HIP's. It's a neoprene tape. Strong as hell! Might want to hit it with the hottest hair drier you have for a while first (not a heat gun). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 My 1968 gasket tape turned to goo. It won’t come off of your clothes if you get it on them so be careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEH Synergy Posted June 9, 2018 Share Posted June 9, 2018 Crowbar wrapped in electrical tape doesn't damage anything and used gently made that job EASY. Speaker cask tape Can be purchased cheap from parts express. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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