[DeTomaso] washer knob

michael@michaelshortt.com michaelsavga at gmail.com
Fri Sep 4 11:06:55 EDT 2009


I'd cut it off with a Dremel tool if it gave me a hard time or use a C Clamp
and crack it in half with a little pressure.


Michael Shortt

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 1:33 AM, Christopher Kimball
<chrisvkimball at msn.com>wrote:

>
> That's what I was afraid you were going to say!
>
> I could try some liquid wrench or something, but since it's horizontal I
> don't think it will be too effective.  Taking a tiny saw to it might be the
> only way to get it off.  A heat gun might do some good, but I don't want to
> risk messing up the dashboard.
>
> I'll put it out to the forum to see if anyone else has a suggestion or two.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Chris
>
>
>
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 18:01:12 -0400
> Subject: Re: washer knob
> To: chrisvkimball at msn.com
>
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>
> In a message dated 9/3/09 12 58 50, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:
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> I received the new washer knob--thank you.
>
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> My problem is, when I try to remove the old one, I push a small implement
> into the hole on the bottom to remove the old knob, but it won't budge.
>  It's like it's permanently attached to the shaft.
>
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> I don't want to pull on it so hard it breaks the switch, so I'm wondering
> what suggestions you might have to help me remove it so I can put on the new
> one.
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> I don't know what to tell you, except to perhaps use some sort of WD-40
> etc. on it.   You can see how simple the system works--it's just a plunger
> on the shaft of the switch.   But the plastic of the knob has probably fused
> onto the switch.
>
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> I had a hell of a time getting mine apart when I took my Pre-L dash apart
> in the early 1990s.   I think I wound up using a saw and cutting the knob
> into pieces. :<(
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>
> Mike
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