run a knife around the seal to cut the silicone first. take your time, and lift a corner first. BTDT (worried, that is) Marshal Ruskin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Radcliffe" <chrisr_vanagon@MINDSPRING.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:33 AM Subject: AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous
> AFM experts: basic problem, getting the black cap off. > > I'd like to investigate the mild hesitation that has just started with my > Westy, including peeking into the AFM to check the tracking surface and > maybe make the capacitor fix while I'm in there. But even the slightest > pressure with a pry tool at any point around the lip of the black cap makes > it turn light grey-brown, indicating that it's very brittle and ready to > snap (instant plastic-fatigue). I *am* being very gentle, and have tried at > various points around the perimeter, as the recent email and archives > indicate. > > Any recommendations? And, has anyone totally blown it and deformed the cap > to the point where they had to replace it (and with what)? > > Thanks, > Nervous Air Fool Meter > > Chris Radcliffe > chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com > '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale" |
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