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Just had a look at my 180mm mak, I would think that the best way would be to remove the 4 screws and take the whole end assembly out complete. I would also mark the tube and corrector assembly position with some masking tape to get it back in exactly the same rotation. If you google cleaning a mak you will probably find more info there.
Just found this on google, (my mak is a gold series and the 4 cell mounting screws don't have nuts on the inside of the cell, just the dovetail so the following would work)
"One thing I'd like to add. When I remove the corector plate, I like to leave it in the housing and remove the housing from the tube. I don't have to worry about how to align the plate because the writing goes in the up position and I also don't have to handle the glass. This seems to work well for the Celestron SCT's."
"Some corrector plate cells are attached using screws with nuts inside the tube. On that type, you cannot remove the corrector in its cell.
Some Maksutovs have their corrector and cell threaded into the tube. This type may be removable in the manner you suggest. But there exists a strong possibility of cross-threading when reinstalling. Careful."
Last edited by doppler; 06-05-2017 at 07:01 PM.
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