[petermorrone]

Thank you for the very informative reply. I will try the recentering you mentioned. (loosening the screws and see what happens. I have reconned speakers in the past (perm. magnet), even had to recenter the magnets. the odd thing is that when a VC is offset i can usually apply slight pressure to the cone and find a direction where it moves freely..then shift accordingly. On this one I cant see to find a direction that does not scratch.

If i cant get it will do as you said and definately save all the parts