Rega Disassembly - motor mounting and pulley

[DannyBoyNYC]

I am disassembling my Rega P1 in order to remount everything on a walnut plinth so it matches my Pioneer SX1250 case and a new stand I am building.

If anybody can tell me how to remove the motor and pulley I'd be extremely grateful.

If anyone has an accurate template for a P1 that I can use as a basis for my CNC file I'd be completely bowled over.

Any ideas or tips?

Thanks! And here's the pics -
Plinth: pre-CNC

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Motor assembly: note the flange with plastic insert

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Pulley assembly (left): need to pop this off somehow

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[sreten]

Hi,

It doesn't look like the pulley needs to be removed.

I think the motor is attached by double sided sticky pads.

rgds, sreten.

 

[DannyBoyNYC]

Thanks sreten. Looks like you may be right about the pulley.

Sticky pads don't sound easy to remove without applying force - which, unless certain about the adhesive, I'm not certain I want to risk.

Can anyone confirm this? Is solvent an option?

 

[sreten]

Hi,

The pads you will have to replace. Solvent will more likely dissolve
the foam than do anything useful regarding the adhesion surface.
Rega will probably help with new pads, their service is very good.

rgds, sreten.

 

[Simon1972]

3m pads, just get a screwdriver under the motor top plate, not the flanged ends. Slowly and with force, don't yank at it. They give us the ghost slowly and progressively. A drop or two of white spirit onto the pads will ease things along.

 

[DannyBoyNYC]

Thanks all. Mission accomplished. Just a few flecks of chipboard came off with it.

Now for the measuring, template creation and CNC!

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