I followed all of the steps, but the core is still firmly locked in the frame. I pull the tabs and even shake (gently), but nothing moves. Do you have any idea what could be sticking?
In the video I have mentioned that I had the same issue, at around 18:44. I have sprayed WD-40 on the bottom rails I could access, left it for a few days and tried again. Probably old oil/grease fusing the bits together. Good luck!
Nice video.
Thank you! I was kind of surprised that I didn't find a decent disassembly video on these since they are quite common.
@@Slug_Life i am going to start on a 17 from 1940 today. It has an escapement issue, but I’m looking at my HH and think I figured it out.
I followed all of the steps, but the core is still firmly locked in the frame. I pull the tabs and even shake (gently), but nothing moves. Do you have any idea what could be sticking?
In the video I have mentioned that I had the same issue, at around 18:44. I have sprayed WD-40 on the bottom rails I could access, left it for a few days and tried again. Probably old oil/grease fusing the bits together. Good luck!
@@Slug_Life Thanks! I did that and pried it gently with an offset screwdriver and it worked.