Replacing Mid Range Driver on LSIM705

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plainoledave
plainoledave Posts: 408
edited December 2014 in Speakers
Well, one of my kids decided to push the mid range driver in on my 705's recently so... how hard is it to get these things apart? Looks like i'm out $70 for the part. I don't see how these come apart.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,650
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    Ouch. I have no help for you, just ouch.
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  • plainoledave
    plainoledave Posts: 408
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    I'm waiting for someone to blame me for this. The youngest one is almost 10, so i thought he'd know better. The driver still works. Just wait until they get off the bus in five minutes.
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  • plainoledave
    plainoledave Posts: 408
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    I see there is a trim ring around it, so this should be easy. I was still in the "mad as hell" mode when i posted this. lol.
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  • Msabot1
    Msabot1 Posts: 2,098
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    Count to 10 dude......slowly.....
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  • blehmbo
    blehmbo Posts: 179
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    It shouldn't be too bad, gently peel off the rubber cover surrounding the tweeter/mid-range driver, a plastic spoon may help get it started. Then you should see four screws holding in the MR driver. Remove the screws and unfasten the fastons/quick disconnects. There is adhesive backing on the rubber cover, so you may want to try to keep it off of the carpet unless you want pick out pieces of hair and lint.
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
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    Who leaves their grills off with kids around! :p
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,650
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    plainoledave wrote: »
    I'm waiting for someone to blame me for this. The youngest one is almost 10, so i thought he'd know better. The driver still works. Just wait until they get off the bus in five minutes.

    Is it just the dust cap that's pushed in?

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  • WLDock
    WLDock Posts: 3,073
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    Yeah, how bad was the damage?
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  • Inspector 24
    Inspector 24 Posts: 1,308
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    Wow, only $70 for the driver? Is that Polk's standard price for every driver? I swear the last RTixx, RTxxxi and LSixx Tweets were all very close to that price...I would have figured being new and special the LSiM's would cost more...

    Oh and subscribed for the stories of child beating...or you know serious tongue lashing...
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  • plainoledave
    plainoledave Posts: 408
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    Thank you for the advice! It was just the dust cap pushed in. I was able to "finesse" it out. I was a bit overwhelmed with other things at the time and this was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back. Sorry for venting.

    There was no "child beating". I questioned both of them and they both swore up and down that they saw the other one do the bad deed.

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