Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy-time View Post
On bowtie427ss's advice I used the blow dryer technique. Success! By heating up gasket you loosen the glue and they pop off without damage to the speaker. Great advice. I noticed there is a glue glob only at the top of the speaker surround and no where else as though this glue was intended to overlap the surround in the original assembly. The second speaker was even easier knowing the glue to be heated was at the top only. Thanks everyone. jimmy-time
Is it "puddled" as if it ran there after the woofer was installed?

It's probably not glue, but rather the sealant used on the cloth surrounds. In the right combination of heat and humidity it can get soft enough to all migrate to one spot on the circumference of the surround and gasket especially when a little too much sealant may have been applied at the factory.

Glad you got them out successfully!