dan_189

Thanks for that, I'll give it a shot

jim010

Oh, by wiggle, I meant twisting the wooden handle .

dan_189

Back to this for a minute - is the tequipment silver script removable? I've got two handbrake assemblies and i'd like to mix and match the parts to make one really nice one. Currently the leather is good on one and silver script part is good on another!

Ahh the pedantic enthusiast life...

This is what i'm referring to (the script metal piece):

jim010

Yes, the silver part will be separate from the hand grip itself.

dan_189

Thanks Jim, would it be best to try and pull the silver part off or remove the entire handle section then take it off?

jim010

The silver part cannot be removed without removing the grip. They will come off together and must slide off the shaft.

dan_189

Thanks Jim I'll give it a try!

c didy

Any more tips for handle disassembly? It would help with restoration. Removing the grip looks like a bear. Once off is the silver piece just glued on?

dan_189

Just to follow this up - I never pulled this off. I just bought one in better condition and left it as is.

It's just too difficult to do without the possibility of destroying it.

jim010

You can heat up the handle with a heat gun to soften the glue. I did this with my second handle and it slid off.

c didy

that sounds that sounds like a great idea. I was wondering about heat. Where is the glue concentrated? I will Target that area. Looks like there might have been some over the top but I'm not sure based on your photo.

jim010

Imagine a skinny metal shaft running through the middle of the handle all the way to the button. The handle and the metal PORSCHE part are all glued to the shaft. When heated, it should soften the glue enough to slide the handle off the shaft. The metal part will then come apart from the handle. I actually put mine in an oven to soften the glue. Slide right off.

But be careful not to accidentally melt anything ... just saying!

c didy

And, if you don't mind it, can you go back and retrace what exactly happened right up until the part where it" came right off"? Like were you twisting or straight pulling or using some kind of mind energy that might have preceded the moment where the grip came loose? And, how tell me how hot it was. Warm clear through or too hot to touch, Etc.

c didy

ok. Thanks Jim. That's what I was picturing. In the oven until too hot to touch? And then slid right off as in didn't even have to really pull or had to grit your teeth a little or did you get medieval?

c didy

Here goes nothing. Oven is on. 425° ought to do it.