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Posted by Jeff Wisnia on June 8, 2008, 11:42 am
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>>Richard Edwards wrote:
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>>>I have a Mercer .002mm per division Dial Indicator which is sticky. I
>>>want to remove the face so that I can fully clean the mechanism and
>>>then lubricate both ends of all of the pivots. (I have watch oil). I
>>>have made a "Hand Puller" but the hand does not shift. What am I doing
>>>wrong? Any advice?
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>>This is the kind of puller you should be using:
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>>https://www.micro-tools.com/store/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=RM590345
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>>You squeeze the sides and the white pieces press against the dial while
>>the inner claws pull out on the pointer's hub. The spring loaded center
>>piece keeps the pointer captured so it doesn't leap across the room and
>>hide under the last place you'd look when it pulls free from its shaft.
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> I've got a similar one -- except that it has a turret with four
> pins to press on the center pin while the hooks pull up.
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> I've also got one with some fancy linkage with has two jaws
> which roll on the face to lever up the hand hub equally on each side.
You can never be too rich, too thin, or have too many tools. <G>
Jeff
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Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
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> Each is preferred at different times.
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> Enjoy,
> DoN.
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> want to remove the face so that I can fully clean the mechanism and
> then lubricate both ends of all of the pivots. (I have watch oil). I
> have made a "Hand Puller" but the hand does not shift. What am I doing
> wrong? Any advice?
>
> --
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> Richard
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