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Noisy 904, what can I do?

ymee

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Just got a pam904 yesterday and can hear the rotor mechanism when I shake it. What have people done to quiet it a bit? Can I just take it to a watch service guy and have him oil it or are there other options?

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mysterio

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The watchmaker would know what's best to do with the noise issue. Although it is usually the lubrication, it can be any other number of things.
 

Nivka

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I have the same issue. I’m happy to oil the rotor bearings, but I can’t get the damn caseback off! Is there a pam tool that is specific for this 42mm watch, or will any luminor caseback tool do?
 

Matte.s

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I just got my VSF Pam904 and it sounds awful, almost like it's broken. Have anyone solved the problem?
When I scratch my head people around me here the watch.
 
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Hazing

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I have the same issue. I’m happy to oil the rotor bearings, but I can’t get the damn caseback off! Is there a pam tool that is specific for this 42mm watch, or will any luminor caseback tool do?

You can buy one for like 6 bucks on Ebay but it takes a long time to ship under normal circumstances. If you have a 3d printer you can make one. If you need the file, I can send it to you.

ETA: Sorry - didn't realize this was an old thread.
 
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Nivka

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You can buy one for like 6 bucks on Ebay but it takes a long time to ship under normal circumstances. If you have a 3d printer you can make one. If you need the file, I can send it to you.

ETA: Sorry - didn't realize this was an old thread.

Thanks, mate. It ended up not being a screw down case back anyway!
 

Matte.s

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Yep. A tiny dot of d5 oil and it‘s quiet as a mouse now

Perfect, I will try to find d5 oil and fix mine to. Was it a snap-off caseback or did I misunderstood an earlier answer?
 

Nivka

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There’s a faux micover in the centre. Once that comes off, there are three tube screws that can be removed (carefully!)

Edit*** actually I’m thinking about the miyota in my old BP nautilus. I can’t recall how it’s attached in the pam904
 
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mysterio

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I cannot for the life of me get my caseback off. It sounds like you were successful. Do you have any tips?

Rubber ball, duct tape ball or one of those adjustable caseback removers (or a PAM specific one). You'll need the latter to re-fasten the caseback.
 

CaptainSplash

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I ended up using a shifter wrench!
ooh man happy that worked for you.... yeah, let's not advertise that.... :D :D

Duct tape ball has worked for me in every case (see what I did there... :p)

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Nivka

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ooh man happy that worked for you.... yeah, let's not advertise that.... :D :D

Duct tape ball has worked for me in every case (see what I did there... :p)

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I tried and tried, but couldn’t get it with the sticky ball. The problem is this one isn’t a screw down - it’s snap lock. So I don’t think the tape would work in this case
 

TheChachi

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Rubber ball, duct tape ball or one of those adjustable caseback removers (or a PAM specific one). You'll need the latter to re-fasten the caseback.

I have tried the rubber ball trick but no luck. I will try the duct tape ball this weekend
 

Flinnt

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Okay you guys have me confused now.

I’m thinking of buying one of these and thus reading about it.

It seems people are saying this is not a screw down case, but then discuss other ways to remove screw down casebacks, and tools for spinning the caseback. If it’s a snap on caseback then no amount of spinning it is going to get it off.

So please can someone clarify is it snap on or screw down?