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Safely removing Pioneer CT-F9191 pinch roller?

Ronge

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Hi all! I know this has been discussed before since I've gone through a bunch of threads looking for an answer and I've found some ways of doing it but the threads are fairly old so wanted to check if anyone has found a somewhat safe way of removing the old pinch roller from a CT-F9191? I recently acquired a beautiful 9191 and I'm waiting for new belts, idler rubbers and a pinch roller so have started to prepare as much as I can before they arrive. Attaching a pic of the current pinch roller. Any thoughts would be very much appreciated

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I've seen worse. This roller may be able to be rejuvenated. My method is to scrub with naptha and a cotton swab, which is only done during overhauls, as naptha is fairly aggressive and a little too strong for regular maintenance, where I use denatured alcohol. Extreme case may require a light sanding to get through the old rubber layer, and if you are at that point, replacement is usually desirable. But if replacements cannot be sourced easily or cheaply, the sandpaper may mean the difference between working and not.

Removing rollers are done by driving the pin out with a punch on a block of wood. Only one side of the pin is captive, the other side is free. You want to drive the pin out with the captive side on top, thus you only have to move the pin about 1mm before it is free to move. If you try and drive it out from the free side, you will be fighting the metal cage/arm grip all the way through and likely ruin the cage. I don't remember which side is captive and which is free but if you look closely while squeezing the two sides of the arm with your fingers, you can usually see one side is moving relative to the pin and the other side is not.
 
Thanks a lot for you reply, nakmandan, much appreciated! The replacement roller came in the mail today, if it hadn't, I'd most likely try your method to rejuvenate it. I should probably try that first since it would mean I can't mess up the pin or whole assembly but we'll see how it goes.

That's exactly what I needed and having seen a lot of your other posts, I now feel confident that this is the way to go. Thanks again for taking your time to reply!
 
Thanks again for your suggestion, nakmandan! Since I was unable to remove the pin (too afraid to damage it) I decided to have a go with some naptha on the old roller and sure enough, it's playing just fine!
 
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