Need help, speaker removal went wrong...

[BesaMoogie]

...or kind of not how I expected.

I have this 2x12 combo with G12-65 speakers I wanted to put in a 4x12. After removing the screws, both speakers did not move. So I carefully put a thin metal ruler between the wood and speaker to get a tiny gap. After that I did put a screwdriver in the gap and the speaker started to get loose. I went around the whole speaker carefully lifting it up bit by bit.
Happiness went away quickly after I saw the result of my work. Quite some of the soft material the edge of the speaker, that makes contact with the cab teared apart and stayed on the wood of the cab.

Any ideas how to fix this? I was thinking of carefully remove the stuff with a razor blade and glue it back to the speaker. Or is there something bettert I could do?

And, is there a way to safely remove the other speaker? At this point I am even not sure, if I want to remove it but I would actually like to have the G12-65 in a 4x12.

 

[psychodave]

I can’t tell from the pics but it’s typically cork or a heavy duty foam. You could easily remove only the sections that are affected and replace that area. Please note that the cone paper is under that spacer area, so you do NOT want to clean down to bare metal.

Maybe Jim from Scumback has a suggestion on where to purchase the correct material? I’m sure he’s delt with this more then most.

@Scumback Speakers

 

[Racerxrated]

What Dave said ^^^. Those foam gaskets can be replaced; just be careful how you remove the old one. The Speaker should be fine.

 

[Braciola]

To remove the other one, use a hot hair dryer pointed at the edge (wait till a few seconds for the heat to loosen the adhesive) while applying gentle pressure upward.

 

[BesaMoogie]

To remove the other one, use a hot hair dryer pointed at the edge (wait till a few seconds for the heat to loosen the adhesive) while applying gentle pressure upward.

Was thinking of that but I`m not sure if I`m going to resolve the connection of the cone and the chassis as well.

 

[BesaMoogie]

mhh, not sure if I want to replace the foam as it directly connects with the speaker cone, which I don`t want to damage. I will try to cut away the hard foam that remained on the cab. If I can get it away in one piece, maybe I can glue it back to the speaker.

 

[psychodave]

mhh, not sure if I want to replace the foam as it directly connects with the speaker cone, which I don`t want to damage. I will try to cut away the hard foam that remained on the cab. If I can get it away in one piece, maybe I can glue it back to the speaker.

Exactly, if you can cut it a 1/4 from the bottom, then glue the replacement piece that is 1/4 short, it should work out. ? The objective is to have a flat surface for the speaker frame.

 

[Scumback Speakers]

Are the gaskets the cork type or the black foam style? If it's cork, I have gaskets, but not the black foam style (sorry). Shoot me an email and I can advise you on how to get the rest of the chipped gasket off to put on new ones. sales@scumbackspeakers.com

 

[Braciola]

Was thinking of that but I`m not sure if I`m going to resolve the connection of the cone and the chassis as well.

The edge of the cone becoming unglued from the chassis wouldn't concern me.
Just use something like a a plastic paint scraper wedged in-between the cab wood & gasket to gently lift while applying heat from the hair drier.
FWIW, I used to own a speaker reconing business back in the early 80's