This harder to explain than to do. Use thumb and forefinger of one hand to squeeze the stylus on the two stylus guard hinges, use thumb and forefinger of other hand to hold the cartridge body. Now pull them apart, no need to be gentle. The stylus comes straight out of the front of the cartridge body.
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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Shure MM Stylus are Very Easily Changed, they are entirely self-positioning: you just hold the front with your fingers (no tools needed) and pull them straight out at the angle of the bottom of the cartridge body, (as shown in the photos above) and push them straight in, all the way, no need to be gentle, you cannot push too hard or too far. no need to squeeze to make anything happen, simply pull it out (no snap, no click, nothing, just pull out/push all the way in), just squeeze tight enough so you don’t drop it when it slides out, that’s the only concern. The cantilevers all go within a tube that only fits one way into the body, the shape prevents twisting, and the plastic front both stops and aids in the positioning
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I am not certain whether I found this site before or after I discovered the Jico stylus, but contributors on this site confirmed for me that it would be worth having. First time I tried to buy one, it was the same price as a complete Audio Technica VM540ML. Just recently one turned up a fair bit cheaper so it is headed my way on a slow boat from Japan. |
@richardbrand , It is well worth the wait. I have an AT VM540, the Shure is better. |
