Woofer dust cap repair advice, HELP

My primary speakers being Maggies,I have no dust caps to dent! However, in recent memory I found a dented cap on a dynaudio box that I was using for rear channels, and I did the pin thing with perfect results. In the past 50 years I have probably fixed half a dozen drivers for my own and kids speakers.

A suggestion...find an old (perhaps blown out) driver, dent the cap, and try fixing it. This would give you confidence to tackle your good speaker.

Eldartford, I am impressed with your skill and/or luck. Great advice to Nrchy to practice first on some old or blown out drivers.

I tried BOTH the pin and paper clip "thing" last night on an old blown Yamaha woofer obtained from my nephew for free. The funny thing is NEITHER method worked for me. I discovered that the dust cap permanently retained the "memory" of the dent. Every time I popped out the dent, it would just pop back in. LOL. After repeating this a few dozen times, the dust cap started coming off cleanly at the seam. I carefully and completely removed the dust cap. I have had little luck in massaging out the dent with my fingers, let alone the pin and paper clip. Yes, I must be an unlucky klutz ;-)

Yes sir, I agree with Eldartford on the practice before proceeding to your Kharma. Perhaps you can get a lot of free practice at your local junkyard or obtain some cheap junk speakers for experimentation.

Now, I fully understand the speaker manufacturer's response to Cmp.

Best wishes to all,

Earnestmoney....I should mention that "soft dome tweeters" are the drivers that I have had the best luck with. (essentially a perfect repair). Drivers with hard caps are more difficult, and may show a crease, although the dent will be gone.

Eldartford, you make me "work" to explain things in detail just like my older and wiser brothers (fully intended as a compliment).

Nrchy, remember to practice and good luck.

Respectfully,

I got an e-mail back from Kharma, and they recommend sticky tape to try to pull the cap back out. Since they gave the go-ahead I will try this. Masking tape did not work, but I will try something more aggressive.