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Hello I’m Tony G, and I am more or less a complete novice at watch repair but I have completed marks course. I am a retired dentist, And I’m excited to join in and contribute to the forum!

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tonydagee Watch Enthusiast

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Hello there!

please help! I’m stripping an as1950/51 movement,  and I’m stuck on removing the friction pinion from the second wheel. Can anybody suggest safe way to remove this? There is a small circular lip superficially but I can’t get access...how to proceed? What to use?

thanks everyone!

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Nucejoe Distinguished Member

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Welcome to the forum tony.

I check the friction on canon pinion prior to disassembly, specially these offset ones, as it might need a bit of tightening.

Remove the clip, the pinion should come off of the arbour with ease, some folks use a hand remover, some push on the arbour pivot and if you got a staking set you get a neater result, clean & clean , apply grease and reinstal. 

Good luck

oldhippy Distinguished Member

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Thank you for your introduction and welcome to this friendly forum.

If the wheel and pinion are working OK. I would leave it alone, removing it can cause trouble. If you have a cleaning machine it will clean perfectly well and as Nicejoe has said just apply grease, just a tiny bit and work it around or you can use a tiny jop of oil. 

HectorLooi Distinguished Member

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Hi Tony and welcome to the forum. It's nice to finally meet someone from the same profession. I consider myself semi-retired since the start of Covid-19. This pandemic has really wreaked havoc on Dentistry. It's no longer fun going in to the office anymore, especially when you have to don full PPE just to do a simple prophylaxis. And I do not think things will ever go back to normal.

Cheers and stay safe. :thumbsu:

tonydagee Watch Enthusiast

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 Thanks for your replies guys, really helpful.  I’m initially going to take a conservative approach as suggested and grease in situ if I can. I did check the hand setting before stripping down, and it seems ok...

cheers! TonyG 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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tonydagee Watch Enthusiast

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Hello again chaps, I’ve decided to be brave and succeeded in dismantling the second wheel and pinion… Any tips please about the reassembly?I don’t want to risk distorting the wheel... I’ll be grateful for any help. TonyG 

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