Hi NUFF, I already post a reply in your original tread that you stared earlier this year about an SME 3009 S2 tonearm, but in case I post my quest to you again here. I've been in the process of upgrading my Thorens turntable and converting my SME 'Improved' into a heavier mass one with detachable headshell for 6 month now. Going slowly (on the "cheap" side) and step by step to judge the "impact" sound-wise of each tweak, I wanted to dismantle the SME "dash-pot"-tonearm rest & lift assembly from the tone arm base/pivot. But I just don't know how to do that since I don't understand how it's fixed. Can you please tell me if you just "unscrew" it or do you push/pull it from the black axe base/pivot ? Or else ? Cheers, Tim