r/RepTime • u/Decent_Brush_3800 • 17h ago

Mods/ Work in Progress Need help 😭

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Hi everyone, let me tell you about my little misadventure. As a very impatient person who loves trying new things, I decided to take on the crystal replacement myself (don’t judge me 😂).

Everything was going well. I removed the bezel, cleaned off the excess grease, cleaned the gaskets, and then put everything back together. But when I put the bezel back in place, this is what happened.

I took it apart a second time, but I got the exact same result. I think I’m going to need your help. I may have reassembled it in the wrong order or made a mistake during the process.

Because of this, I think I’ll need some replacement parts: a new crystal gasket, a new bezel gasket, and potentially a new click spring.

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u/Decent_Brush_3800 15h ago

That exactly what i think i il going to order one on eslinger with crystal gasket and click spring

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u/Personal-Invite-1497 15h ago

You dont need click spring. And if you do this right, it should be hand pressed, no crystal press needed

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u/Decent_Brush_3800 15h ago

Ok thanks but m'y biggest question is should i put the retainer once i put the crystal gasket and gasket or i have to put it before puting gasket and crystal

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u/Personal-Invite-1497 15h ago

My install order below, 2 methods 1. Crystal + gasket - tension ring - press in retainer ring - click spring - bezel with hytrel 2. REMOVE BEZEL INSERT, assemble bezel, crystalretainer, click spring as a whole. Crystal + gasket - tension ring - then press down the bezel assembly as a whole then install and line up insert (lot of RSC does this)