Removing a stuck driver?

[Sherwood]

Hey guys,

I finally found a good home in a small space for the Moth Cicadas I purchased many moons ago, and the room is conducive enough that I can really notice a bit of variance in the drivers.  I have a set of unused spare drivers I'd like to sub in, to see if they are more to my liking.

The only trouble is, I have no clue how to remove the old drivers.  The cicada enclosure is ported, but the port is too small to fit a hand in, so I can't push the driver out from the back.  It fits in the cabinet pretty snugly, so I don't have enough room to fit a spudger in around the edge and pry it up.  Furthermore, being paper cones, I run the risk of damaging the old driver is I do it wrong.

To those who've used these drivers elsewhere, or built other sealed enclosures, are there any tricks to getting the drivers out?

[luvdunhill]

I usually fashion a grabber that goes in at the screw holes. You can remove some (wood) material so that you can hook the basket from the back. I am having a hard time describing this, but basically be aggressive inside the screw holes as it will hide any damage.

[Pars]

Could you use something like a dental pick in the screw holes to pry behind the driver frame? You can usually pick these up cheap at hardware stores like Ace, etc.

[Sherwood]

I am having a hard time describing this, but basically be aggressive inside the screw holes as it will hide any damage.

Yeah that makes sense to me.  I've got something like a dental pick here, I'll give it a go.

[luvdunhill]

Depending on what was used as a gasket, you might need to pull from opposite sides of the basket at the same time.

[ironbut]

Tyler, why guess when you know what an easy guy Craig is to deal with.

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[Dusty Chalk]

Would gravity help (I would keep it low to the ground so it doesn't have far to fall and have a flat surface with a soft towel over which to lean the speakers.)?