quote:Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:
Doug,
I do not rely on just prying the grills from their outer edges.
Get some wire, thin rope, etc that you can thread under several of the grill slats, spreading out the load and minimizing any breakage. Keep your pulling force at the edges of the slats, not the center. Pulling on just one - not good.
Using the rope and side prying - putty knife - you should be able to slowly work the 8? prongs loose. Keep re-threading the wire/rope so it is close to each prong, and use an incremental approach, much like tightening head bolts, etc. Once each of the prongs is loose, the process gets pretty easy.
Be sure to cover the cowl paint with tape, thin wood, etc where you use the putty knife to avoid paint damage.
First time removal is, obviously, the most difficult.
This task is much like removal of the rear, gill windows. Seems more difficult beforehand, and falls into the "That wasn't too tough" category once completed.
I think you, YES, EVEN YOU, can pull this off.
Larry
Thank you for your confidence in me. I have them out now.
I used the paint can opening tools.
The idea of using wood to protect the paint didn't work out. I dropped the 2x4 and in broke the windshield.
I'm just going to trim that hole with a rotory tool and hook up a 4" drier duct to it. It will be like the race cars that direct cooler outside air at the driver.
WD40 actually is what did the trick. The pins slipped right out. I got it on the 2x4 though.
