Pfanstiehl P-228 Cart Mounting Difficulty

[Hi-Fi-Mogul]

I have used quite a few of the P-228/P-226 carts as replacements.

Have you guys found that plastic mounting bracket to be
really difficult to remove from the cartridge body without
breaking the mount or part of the cart body ?

I've tried various ways to safely remove that bracket, but
then on a rare occasion, a plastic part will break
during removal.

Ideas on best way to remove the mount bracket ?
Thanks !

[hermitcrab]

I agree they are tight I have the same problem with them , I use a little screwdriver to pry up at the front of the cartridge ... another cartridge I use as a general replacement is the P-168 which is identical to the cheap denshi replacement cartridge

[hermitcrab]

I misspoke the Pfanstiel P-168 is the exact same as the Banpa flip cartridge on amazon which is what I put in the motorola I just went though ... the P-168 is also the generic replacement for the narrow tone arms on the Magnavox changers ... only difference is the little metal mounting strip riveted on to it...