LE 25 foam ring replacement

[wpod]

Greetings- I'm finally getting around to install the foam rings on my LE25 tweeters but I need to be sure of something first. The clear adhesive ring from the old foam ring is stlll in place. Is there a safe procedure to remove it without damaging the voice coil leads? I assume that there may be a fair amount of residue from the old adhesive left behind as well. What is a safe solvent to use to remove this? I'm guessing that the new foam ring will adhere much better to a clean surface , or should I just stick it over the existing clear ring to avoid the risk of damage? Any ideas? Thanks very much, Paul

[Zilch]

The leads can be damaged trying to remove that, which has been reported here.

I'd just stick on top of it....