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How to change your Tal 2 RA setting circles for Northern Hemisphere Tools: 3mm "flat" screwdriver 10mm "flat" screwdriver Soft mallet Good vice "dont think a Workmate will do soz"

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Updated December 17, 2011
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Setting circle indicator template. I used a piece of plastic from an arry of storage boxes but anything should do. Score the outlines quite deeply, place in a vice or engineering clamps, so u get a reletivly cleen "snap", dress with emery

By Andy McK
Job done. Now this is MkI and because the plastic used is quite brittle + plus the solvent in the varnish did seem to cloud the sides of the groove. There will deffo be a MKII. but I'm pleased with the results as a bit of R&D.

By Andy McK · 3 comments
I scribed the drill holes after placing the indicator where I wanted it and trilled and tapped the holes (Drill 2.5 mm tapped 3mm) Where you see the holes, there is plentry of "meat"

By Andy McK
Dug through the shed and found some small perspex bins/trays. Ran one through the bandsaw, layed one side out and marked up and oblong 10x25 marcked a center line and deeply scored half with the edge of a chisel. obtained some white nail polish (dont a

By Andy McK
Before we start. RA orientation is "backwards" Also note, when I started to do this work, i did not protect the caseing in vise, made a bit of a mess, dont do the same please. I will have to make new "pointers" to cover this. A

By Andy McK · 1 comment
Remove rear cover Please excuse mess of bench...

By Andy McK · 1 comment
remove cover screw

By Andy McK
slacken locking grub

By Andy McK
what the grub screws do

By Andy McK
remove clock drive plate by unscrewing three countersunk screws. make note of the orientation of these. as you will have to re-align the mesh of the clock drive to the worm

By Andy McK · 1 comment
withdraw clock drive

By Andy McK
RA Cluch exposed

By Andy McK · 2 comments
remove clutch springs

By Andy McK
lift out clutch plate

By Andy McK
casting at rear of clutch. by placing a suitable sized screwdriver or similar. the body will be "locked" to the shaft. Now tap the pier mount, untill it moves freely.

By Andy McK
lock the clutch ring

By Andy McK · 1 comment
lock clutch to body

By Andy McK · 5 comments
go on tap it, hold screwdriver in place, if needed

By Andy McK
dont be to shy, its Russian

By Andy McK
support motor base as they separate, protect the end thread

By Andy McK
RA cover plate exposed

By Andy McK
RA dial lock removed and three retaining screws

By Andy McK
Dial cover removed. note the top RA bearing (well greased) FYI, at this stage tap off the locking ring, threaded on the shaft (anti clock) then tap the shaft end and it will pop out the back, with the rear bearing on it, if you fancy changing them

By Andy McK
it just come off in me hands guv

By Andy McK
just flipp it Re assemble is the reverse..........

By Andy McK

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