How can i tighten up the crown guard lever on my 111H??

[repliking]

Feels a little sloppy. Very loose and does not "snap" or "click" down when depressed. Thanks for any help.


:wink:

 

[babola]

I had number of those on my PAM reps, mainly on S/S & Ti 44mm models. Depending on the CG lever "loseness", I'd either brush the tiny amount of CG feet to slightly lower the whole CG assembly CG to the case, or add another o-ring rubber seal inside the crown to raise it (the crown) closer to the lever tip.

I prefer the former method better, since it makes the nicer visual fit, the latter one tends to "raise" the crown off the case leaving the gaps on both sides of the crown.

cheers,
babola

 

[repliking]

would a fine sandpaper suffice? Nice idea,thanks!!

 

[babola]

would a fine sandpaper suffice? Nice idea,thanks!!

Definitely, I first use 400 grit sanding block (paper's just fine) then 800 grit for fine finish and final touch. Make sure youo don't grind off too much "meat"...the process is as you know, irreversible

Take your time, this is not something you should rush or do in a hurry because you could easily end up with round CG feet instead of flat...afterall this all PAM stuff is a labour of love, at least for me...enjoy it !

cheers,
babola

 

[Ferrariman]

Before you do anything check to see if the screws are tight. This question came up last week. I noticed that my lever was not as tight as it was when I got the watch (daylight) and after looking closely I saw that the CG screw was loose. Presto...tight once again.

 

[repliking]

Before you do anything check to see if the screws are tight. This question came up last week. I noticed that my lever was not as tight as it was when I got the watch (daylight) and after looking closely I saw that the CG screw was loose. Presto...tight once again.

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Thanks...i did check and they were loose. However,the CG lever is still loose. saturday project.

 

[daytona4me]

@ enzo
Very good idea. I would have never thought about that.

 

[vaccum]

Here is an old trick, melt some parafin or beeswax and dip the whole CG into it. Let it come up to the heat of the liquid and then remove and let it dry. Scrape away the exposed outer skin of wax; but the lever and pin will have soaked in some of this by default and it will stiffen them up. On the bonus side it will lube them as well ...

... we used to do this to bike chains. Take a brand new chain and strip all the oil out of it with solvent then soak it in wax. You never had to lube it with messy oil and it would last a lot longer because the wax doesn't attract grit and dirt like oil and your chain was waterproof and super silent to boot. This method DOESN'T work with used chains, as they are crud traps.

Very stiff until you wore away the wax points. Seems like the same process would work with a CG and lever as chains are nothing but levered/pinned links.

The whole idea is that is will act as a filler to a loose system and is not harmful. If you don't like the result, simply heat up the CG on it's own and the wax will flow off with the heat's attention.

Never heard of that one before....I will try it.

Cheers, vaccum

 

[repliking]

Great!!

 

[bigbadbrad]

I don't have any flappy CGs right now or I'd try it and report. But it seems like the theory should work, just based on the mechanics and results I've seen in the past.

Sounds like it would work, but would not be a permanent solution, no?

Also enzo, is the little enzo in your sig a mini-me? :lol:

 

[bigbadbrad]

that's my custom enzo emoticon. If I start to talk about myself in third person, I can then quickly encorporate it.

Similar to:
then

ate the smelly/oily watch strap right off the guy's arm!

LOL!!! :lol: :lol: That's one of the most amusing tidbits I've seen on the board [smilie=sign10.gif]

 

[PannyLover1]

Deja vu thread but try this (worked for me);
1. sand down the CG 1/2mm-1mm
2. o-ring in crown, or just cut a ring of thin (<1mm) old rubber and place it in crown
3. put some glue in lever that really never set hard (rubber glue/silicon glue) and fit pin

(or replace glue w/ bike oil )

 

[believer123]

I really enjoy RWI. I was all set to preform major surgery on my crown guard, which usually leads to a dead timepiece sitting in my scrap box. However, after reading this thread, all I had to do was tighten and loc-tite my screws - no it works perfectly. Man, RWI is a lifesaver.

 

[frigpig]

6 years? How many pages did you go through to get here!