What he said. I already had the fridge out of mine when I removed the sink cabinet so it was lighter and on the way to being done. In addition, you might consider cutting a slot in the floor of that cabinet from the hole for the propane lines to the wall edge of that cabinet so that you don't have to lift it over during reinstall, but can just slide it into place. Easy to do while the cabinet is out. Stephen --- On Sat, 10/16/10, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote: From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> Subject: Re: Westy cabinet removal To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 11:39 AM easy peasy Bruce :)
even with my slow pace, I can get the sink/fridge unit out in 30 min. The entire unit with fridge still in it is fairly heavy, I suggest a helper to avoid scratching things up. same thing for re-install. Mind you. there are potential snags... the propane lines can be fussy and take some time and spatial thinking to remove. Also watch out for the sink drain line, you might consider cutting the tubing instead of trying to wiggle it off the nipples while cabinet in van, the old nipples can be brittle (ouch) alistair oh, don't forget to remove front table bracket or else the cabinet wont slide out, its easy to overlook.
On 16-Oct-10, at 8:10 AM, Bruce Todd wrote: I'm looking to remove the cabinet which contains the sink and fridge to continue on my restoration. This is an 86 Westy. Can anyone let me know what the expected time for the removal and replacement of this one cabinet could take for a non professional mechanic? I have a Bentley to assist. Thanks, Bruce |
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