Date:         Fri, 6 Nov 2009 07:06:06 -0800
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sliding door inner panel removal -- any gotchas?
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  To remove the body trim buttons and also for removing your axle-nut
'cups'...get a dandelion garden tool.  True Value garden dept. or any place
like that.  They look like a big screwdriver that got stuck in a
wringer..The tip is flattened with a notch cut in the middle of the flat.  A
bit of a bend is there also to let you slip it behind the panel and pry the
buttons loose from behind the panel.  They also work to remove the dust cap
from your axles.  The flat part gets a grip under the little lip on the dust
cap and the bend allows you to pry the cap against the wheels shape.
  A couple of bucks...and if you have a yard and dandelions, you can do
that, too.  Poke it into the dirt and cut off the dandelion below the
surface of your lawn..
  Don Hanson

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 6:47 AM, W Monk <billmonk@gmail.com> wrote:

> I would be more scared of tearing the hardboard the panel is made of than
> breaking the clips. The clips are held to the panel in a key hole shape.
> The tool you need is made just to remove trim. The big flat ones are better
> than the smaller ones. If you google trim tools or some variation of that
> you will see what you need to make or buy. I personally have this
> need to have as many hand tools as possible and always jump at the chance
> to run and purchase a tool I don't have. With the Zetec I got to go out and
> purchase some different torx bits I didn't have. Two full size roll aways
> and
> counting....
>
> Bill
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