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Guide Wires
Removing the guide wire if still attached:
Move the 1/4’s back and forth to make sure there are no snags except for the dimple on the tube. With a pair of needle nose pliers grasp the guide wire as close to where it is attached as possible. Slowly wiggle the guide wire back and forth, gently freeing it from the 1/4 solid part. The key is to go slowly so as not to break the guide wire. If you break the guide wire before removal see below.
Once the guide wire is removed close ring to make sure it closes all the way.
Take the new guide wire and observe both ends; one end should have a “paddle” with a smooth top and a bottom with a slight bur on the end, the other end should be straight. On the straight end there is a line 2-3mm from the end. This line indicates how far the guide wire needs to be inserted into the 1/4 solid piece.
Grasp the guide wire with needle nose pliers and turn the guide wire so that the bur on the paddle end is facing down. Insert the paddle end into the 1/4 solid TUBE piece being careful to not insert all the way.
Holding onto the guide wire, insert the straight end into the 1/4 solid part by gently wiggling the guide wire back and forth until it is inserted past the indicator line. If the hole is too tight you can open it slightly with a #72 drill or reamer. Use caution not to open the whole too large. The guide wire should fit very snug.
Open and close the ring ensuring that it closes all the way. If there is a gap between the two 1/4 pieces check to ensure that the guide wire was inserted into the 1/4 solid part past the guide mark.
Once the guide wire is in place re-anchor the wire by looking for a dimple on the 1/4 solid part. Mimic the location of the dimple on the other side using a center punch type tool (not pin point sharp) to anchor the guide wire.
DO NOT REDIMPLE THE TUBE SIDE.
DO NOT TRY TO SOLDER THE GUIDE WIRE BACK IN, IT WILL NOT STAY (Guide wire is stainless steel).
If it has broken off and the end is stuck inside the 1/4 solid:
On the solid 1/4, drill out the broken steel wire by a #72 carbide drill or bur to the depth of 3mm. Do not drill deeper or it will cut into the rivet wire on the cover catch. (If it is not possible to remove the broken end the customer can purchase a replacement 1/4 solid. See Replacing Parts below on how to remove rivets and attach new parts and Shop our store for replacement parts.)
Check the 1/4 tube part and ensure that the remaining part of the guide wire is not stuck inside.
Once the guide wire is removed close ring to make sure it closes all the way.
Take the new guide wire and observe both ends; one end should have a “paddle” with a smooth top and a bottom with a slight bur on the end, the other end should be straight. On the straight end there is a line 2-3mm from the end. This line indicates how far the guide wire needs to be inserted into the 1/4 solid piece.
Grasp the guide wire with needle nose pliers and turn the guide wire so that the bur on the paddle end is facing down. Insert the paddle end into the 1/4 solid TUBE piece being careful to not insert all the way.
Holding onto the guide wire, insert the straight end into the 1/4 solid part by gently wiggling the guide wire back and forth until it is inserted past the indicator line. If the hole is too tight you can open it slightly with a #72 drill or reamer. Use caution not to open the whole too large. The guide wire should fit very snug.
Open and close the ring ensuring that it closes all the way. If there is a gap between the two 1/4 pieces check to ensure that the guide wire was inserted into the 1/4 solid part past the guide mark.
Once the guide wire is in place re-anchor the wire by looking for a dimple on the 1/4 solid part. Mimic the location of the dimple on the other side using a center punch type tool (not pin point sharp) to anchor the guide wire.
DO NOT REDIMPLE THE TUBE SIDE.
DO NOT TRY TO SOLDER THE GUIDE WIRE BACK IN, IT WILL NOT STAY (Guide wire is stainless steel).