How to remove the bezel of a Mitutoyo 505-626 dial caliper

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Has anyone had success in removing the bezel of this dial caliper? it cannot be pried off. The bezel cannot be unscrewed off. i tried to shim it from underneath but still no success. i have no idea how. Any suggestion?

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YouTube has several videos on dial caliper repair. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYpe0uNpXyQ[/ame] is one but I don't believe that your bezel is held on by an O ring.

This document shows exploded views of different vintages of your model: https://www.mitutoyo.co.jp/eng/support/service/parts_list/result.php?code=505-626&shorui=505-21 I can't be sure but it appears that the bezel is held on by a screw at the top of the dial ( part #'s 21 and 22 in the first document). Good luck.

WOB
 
YouTube has several videos on dial caliper repair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYpe0uNpXyQ is one but I don't believe that your bezel is held on by an O ring.

This document shows exploded views of different vintages of your model: https://www.mitutoyo.co.jp/eng/support/service/parts_list/result.php?code=505-626&shorui=505-21 I can't be sure but it appears that the bezel is held on by a screw at the top of the dial ( part #'s 21 and 22 in the first document). Good luck.

WOB

There is no screw or any type of fasterner holding down the aluminium bezel. I also have exploded view of this caliper but it does not show the details of the bezel. Really no clues. 505-626 and 505-675 have different bezel mechanism
 
Have a look at the Long Island Indicator website, particularly this page here http://longislandindicator.com/p233.html on replacing indicator crystals. It goes through the many different ways bezels may be held on and removed etc. Might give you some ideas to try out.

Otherwise, might be a case of "Insert credit card, buy new caliper".
 
Thanks to everyone who share their many suggestions on how to remove the bezel. And here its is, out and the guts are visible.

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So, how did you get the bezel off in the end? (Just in case I ever need to.)
 
So, how did you get the bezel off in the end? (Just in case I ever need to.)

Apply pressure from bottom of the bezel at 2 points 180 degrees apart. Press hard enough and the bezel is released.:D
 
Apply pressure from bottom of the bezel at 2 points 180 degrees apart. Press hard enough and the bezel is released.:D

A sort of refined version of brute force and ignorance then/ :D
 
Sorry for the wrong advice. I am glad you have it open now, next time it will be easy! What are you going to do with it now? Clean it, or is there something not working.
 
Sorry for the wrong advice. I am glad you have it open now, next time it will be easy! What are you going to do with it now? Clean it, or is there something not working.

No worries. I had to replace the old yellow and broken crystal. I made a new crystal and pressed it into the bezel. Cleaned up a ton of gunk inside and lubricated the moving pinion. Now its silky smooth. incase anyone making a new crystal, the dimensions are 0.8mm-0.9mm
thick acrylic sheet , diameter is 34.06mm. Bevel angle at the circumference is 20 degrees.

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