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I have managed to remove the speaker from my "junk" 47-204. The speakers look to be the same size with one exception. The speaker from the 47-204 mounts via a bracket to the top of the chassis. (see picture).

The speaker on the 48-200 mounts via 2 screws at the front of the speaker. I am not sure if this speaker will fit in the 48-200 because of the bottom bracket. It looks like it is welded or soldered on. Does any one know a safe way of removing the bottom bracket in case I need to [without damaging the speaker]

Also the 47-200 speaker was connected to the radio via 3 wires. Positive and Negative, and then a 3rd wire as shown in the photo. What is this extra wire ? Another ground ( ???? )

The speaker on the 48-200 only seems to have 2 wires, though I will check when I take the damaged speaker out. Anyone have a suggestion as to what to do with the 3rd wire ?

Lastly a question. Since it seems like the distortion was caused by the torn [and then "fixed"] speaker. Is it possible that the speaker would be OK after a period of time, and that it is "stiff" because the glue and tea bags that I used for the repair ? Would it losen up if it were played for a while and sound better ? I am just curious if anyone has any experience in this area ?