Infinity WA-120 Watkins misaligned magnet?

[jefferylhenr]

I have two WA-120 Watkins woofers seized up tighter than tight. Pulled one open and the center pole is way out of center alignment. Is there a reasonable fix? I ordered a set of recone kits, but need to get them aligned first. Any thoughts? Looks like a total hack job on a prior attempted repair? Can Watkins fix them?

 

[jefferylhenr]

Update…. Insane. The magnets weren’t even glued down!

 

[jefferylhenr]

What’s a good way to align and glue recommendations? The magnet is very strong indeed.

 

[elnaldo]

There is a thread on the speakers sub Forum about centering magnets. It requires making a gig out of a PVC pipe, and 4 (or 8) bolts.

I only faced this problem once (a strong magnet detached and pressing against the center pole), but sent the whole speaker to a local speaker factory. They said the way they have that done was demagnetizing to move it and magnetizing it again.

 

[elnaldo]

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/resetting-a-loose-magnet-with-pictures.202963/

 

[goodolpg]

If you don't fix them yourself, Watson or MillerSound can.

 

[cemerson]

This is the link to the original Watkins company. I had a set of four Infinity woofers refoamed a couple years back. I would send your speakers to them: Speaker Refoaming | Watkins Stereo & Loudspeakers, Kingsport, TN (watkinsaudio.com)