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KLH 6 (Late Sixties Model) - Impossible Woofer Removal

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atomhrt7

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Hi AK,

I am "re-refurbishing" a pair of KLH 6s and I've already gone through the trouble getting the supplies I need according to YouTube and various threads here at AK. I have also already recapped some used, working crossovers I bought from ebay as the speakers did not come with the OEM crossovers.

Everything going fine until I go to assemble it all in the cabinet - I unscrew the woofer and go to gently push the back of it through the 3 inch wide terminal hole and..nothing. Won't budge and I even put as much force as I can on it. I tried briefly using a heat gun on the woofer mount to loosen the glue but I stopped pretty quickly for fear of destroying the speaker itself. This thing is really on there and starting to think I have to take an alternative route to get inside the cabinet to work on this thing.

Wanting some thoughts...I really don't want to have to chop open the cabinets. Pic attached (before I removed the screws, obviously).

Thank you in advance
 

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Yes, removing the screws will make it easier. :)

Maybe try a paint can opener. Gently pry around the edge of the woofer. It may take several passes.
Slight nicks on the cabinet may be unavoidable. An assist with a narrow blade putty knife may make it easier.
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Thanks, homewbrew, I'll try this next.
I wanted to try this but did not have the exact tool at the time. I also worry about putting a bunch of dents in the baffle from the prying. But hey, I'm gonna cover it with a grill cloth anyway.
 
To try to avoid too many dents, see if you can put the putty knife between the baffle and the opener to protect the surface as you pry up on the frame.
 
Yup, that worked like a charm. As I suspected, I really just needed to get one good leverage point to break the seal and it pretty much popped right off after that. And only came away with a couple of not too ugly dents.

Thanks again!
 
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