ruhla deluxe

[gary17]

Hey

I working on a ruhla deluxe and i have broke the winding stem.

Any one know how i can remove it without force. There seems to be a metal piece holding the crown wheel in position.

Any one know were there are any diagrams ect.

Got it all working then broke the stem DOH.

cheers

gary

[WatchMaker]

That's either a small movement or a large screwdriver! 

Normally the hole the end of a stem locates into can be seen so a stem could be poked out that way but I'm assuming the makeup of the movement doesn't make that possible without (partial) disassembly. Plus I guess you've tried the obvious like tapping the movement stem down and letting gravity do its job.

You could try putting a very small drop of superglue on the end of something suitable to adhere to the broken stem. That should give enough stiction to extricate. The trouble is unless you're careful and delicate you run a risk of smearing superglue where it doesn't belong. In which case biting the bullet on partial disasembly for access might be the best way forward.