M2 frame counter disc removal?

[ffttklackdedeng]

Now I ended up having 2 M2s, both having their flaws. I'm thinking about keeping one of them - the one with button rewind. don't ask why 😱 - I would need to exchange the frame counters on them (the one that I favour has one which is hardly recognizable).

Does anybody know how much dismantling is necessary to get the frame counter disc off?

 

[clintock]

http://leicaclub.net/files/leica_m2_service.pdf

The difficult part is getting the advance retainer ring off, it's tight!

 

[ffttklackdedeng]

Thank you very much! Great help! The ring seems really tight (and the manual says to use a special tool for removal), so I think I'll leave it before any damage is done