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Removing stylus from Shure V15 Type III

I have an old Shure V15 cartridge and have just ordered a Jico SAS boron cantilever stylus replacement.

I am guessing the original stylus has not been removed over the last forty years. My question is about how much force can be applied to get the old stylus out, and exactly which direction to pull in!

So far I have been gentle and unsuccessful

 

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richardbrand OP
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Thanks, I think I have been overly intimidated by the word "gently".

Worst case is I might damage the old stylus - the cartridge body looks robust enough ...

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wturkey
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Hopefully someone didn’t glue the stylus to the cartridge to eliminate “resonances.”

dynacohum
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Enough, but no more!

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richardbrand OP
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@wturkey 

Hopefully someone didn’t glue the stylus to the cartridge to eliminate “resonances.”

Could only have been my Dad!  Too late to ask him.

More likely there has been some corrosion - the pin connectors have suffered.

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