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TK-3180 Full Refurb.

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I’m doing a full refurb on a Tk-3180. Does anyone know what the best way is to remove this nut from the knob shaft? I’ve never come across one before. Is there a specific tool?

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Spanner wrench. This one is adjustable:

 
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Spanner wrench. This one is adjustable:

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The tips on this one are round. That won’t work with this type of nut.
 
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The tips on this one are round. That won’t work with this type of nut.
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Right, and 4mm is much too large anyway. The X-tool will fit the antenna nut as well as those on many other radios, including volume/channel knob stuffings. I've had mine for years and used it on a lot of Kenwood and older Motorola radios. For the price, you'll get a lot of use out of it.
 
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Right, and 4mm is much too large anyway. The X-tool will fit the antenna nut as well as those on many other radios, including volume/channel knob stuffings. I've had mine for years and used it on a lot of Kenwood and older Motorola radios. For the price, you'll get a lot of use out of it.
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I just ordered one. Thank you very much for your help. I’m loving this radio for refurb. It’s a breeze.

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N1SQB said:
I’m doing a full refurb on a Tk-3180. Does anyone know what the best way is to remove this nut from the knob shaft? I’ve never come across one before. Is there a specific tool?

Manny
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FWIW, I have the "official" Kenwood tool – W05-1012-00 – with an MSRP of $85! It's made by Glacier (#107), which seems to be a custom tool manufacturer. I found a cheap one like that X-tool that fits most of the Vertex and others. I'd like to find a set of deep/thin-wall spanner-nut wrenches with various common control-shaft sizes. All the usual tool designs assume clearance around the nut that isn't there in our two-way radios.
 
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Since you guys were extremely helpful in my refurb project, I thought I would share the finished product with you. This is my first Kenwood refurb. I could not have done it successfully without all of your input. The radio was stripped completely, down to the metal chassis. Boards were left in tact. Every other piece was replaced. New battery is aftermarket and Lithium Ion 3300 mAh. I did not run into an issues. Radio now looks and operates like new. I was gonna sell it along with the new KSC-32 rapid charger, but then I decided to keep it.

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FWIW, I have the "official" Kenwood tool – W05-1012-00 – with an MSRP of $85! It's made by Glacier (#107), which seems to be a custom tool manufacturer. I found a cheap one like that X-tool that fits most of the Vertex and others. I'd like to find a set of deep/thin-wall spanner-nut wrenches with various common control-shaft sizes. All the usual tool designs assume clearance around the nut that isn't there in our two-way radios.
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The X tool worked like a charm. I was able to loosen the two nuts on the channel and volume pots. Then, tightening was easy too. He’ll, I only paid $14 Friday on Amazon, and had it here on Sunday. Good luck finding what you’re looking for.

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I only paid $14 Friday on Amazon, and had it here on Sunday.
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Yeah, pretty good investment for $14. I've got one at work and one at home. Occasionally I run across abused radios that just need the shaft nuts snugged up a bit. Much cheaper than the official Kenwood tool.
 
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Yeah, pretty good investment for $14. I've got one at work and one at home. Occasionally I run across abused radios that just need the shaft nuts snugged up a bit. Much cheaper than the official Kenwood tool.
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Yeah, It made the nut removal and the tightening much easier. Love it. I actually have 2180 coming as well. Yup, refurb job round-2.. :giggle:
Keep in mind that is is for fun. I have an APX8000 XE quad as my main workhorse...I just HAD to have the 2180 VHF version.. LOL..

Manny
 
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