[mikenews]

Greetings,

Wondering if anyone can offer me advice.

The cone of one woofer in my pair of Vandersteen 1B's has separated
from the surround. The gap stretches about 2 inches of the speaker
circumference. The separation is hardly visible, but occasionally
causes audible distortion.

I know I can send the woofer back to Vandersteen for rebuilding, but
I'd rather save the $80 + s/h if just applying some adhesive will do
the trick. The surround is in good shape, so refoaming doesn't seem
necesssary.

So, my questions are...

Is there a particular adhesive one would recommend for the job?

If anyone has done this kind of thing before, are there are steps to
follow, precautions to take?

Can I do this without removing the woofer from the cabinet?

P.S. The grill cloth is already off. I understand that this may be the
hardest part!

- Mike

[TimPerry]

mikenews wrote:
Greetings,

Wondering if anyone can offer me advice.

The cone of one woofer in my pair of Vandersteen 1B's has separated
from the surround. The gap stretches about 2 inches of the speaker
circumference. The separation is hardly visible, but occasionally
causes audible distortion.

I know I can send the woofer back to Vandersteen for rebuilding, but
I'd rather save the $80 + s/h if just applying some adhesive will do
the trick. The surround is in good shape, so refoaming doesn't seem
necesssary.

So, my questions are...

Is there a particular adhesive one would recommend for the job?

speaker glue such as
http://www.speakerrepair.com/Merchan... _Code=AIII+SP



If anyone has done this kind of thing before, are there are steps to
follow, precautions to take?


don't breathe the glue

don't glue yourself to the speaker g


Can I do this without removing the woofer from the cabinet?

it is easier to inspect the entire speaker with it removed.



P.S. The grill cloth is already off. I understand that this may be the
hardest part!

- Mike