Hi everyone,
Firstly, apologies as i'm sure this has been asked here multiple times before and to be honest i once saw a thread on this that had all this information in, after searching all morning i couldn't find it so i've had to go down the route of creating another thread dedicated to this.
A few months ago now i purchased the ARF 116710 LN SH3186 and have been meatning to replace the movement within it to the more reliable VR3185.
I have purchased the VR3185 so i have that ready to go, but i have a few questions.
What are the recommended gen parts to swap into the VR3185 to improve reliability?
I have read that (much like the SH3186) it is recommended to replace the jumping hour module. So i have part number 3185-660 on my list.
Are the any parts required so the movements can actually be swapped?
I remember reading KJ2020 talking about swapping these movments and having problems with the hands and needed to pinch one of these? And possible recommended either a gen minute/hour wheel? Does anyone know what the part number for that would be?
Are there any other gotcha's i should be aware of?
Obviously i want the swap to go as smoothly as possible and im happy to buy any of the required gen parts people here recommend.
Also if recommended part suffixes/versions need to be paired with other versions etc, please let me know.
So the summarise the 'waffle' above, what parts do we all recommend to improve reliability of the VR3185? Did anyone run into any problems swapping these movements?
Thanks alot for any advice, much appreciated!
Firstly, apologies as i'm sure this has been asked here multiple times before and to be honest i once saw a thread on this that had all this information in, after searching all morning i couldn't find it so i've had to go down the route of creating another thread dedicated to this.
A few months ago now i purchased the ARF 116710 LN SH3186 and have been meatning to replace the movement within it to the more reliable VR3185.
I have purchased the VR3185 so i have that ready to go, but i have a few questions.
What are the recommended gen parts to swap into the VR3185 to improve reliability?
I have read that (much like the SH3186) it is recommended to replace the jumping hour module. So i have part number 3185-660 on my list.
Are the any parts required so the movements can actually be swapped?
I remember reading KJ2020 talking about swapping these movments and having problems with the hands and needed to pinch one of these? And possible recommended either a gen minute/hour wheel? Does anyone know what the part number for that would be?
Are there any other gotcha's i should be aware of?
Obviously i want the swap to go as smoothly as possible and im happy to buy any of the required gen parts people here recommend.
Also if recommended part suffixes/versions need to be paired with other versions etc, please let me know.
So the summarise the 'waffle' above, what parts do we all recommend to improve reliability of the VR3185? Did anyone run into any problems swapping these movements?
Thanks alot for any advice, much appreciated!