Miata Mailing List: July 1997, Message #91
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From: 	RSAlder@aol.com

Subject: Re: vent removal problem

Date: 	Wed, 2 Jul 1997 18:09:45 -0500



In a message dated 97-07-02 15:33:36 EDT, aroethli@cisco.com (Al

Roethlisberger) writes:



> I am having a bit of trouble pulling the far left and right 'eyeball'

vents.

> 

>  I have pulled the console pair out several times using the various

>  prescribed 'string' and 'prying' methods, but I can't budge these two.

>  

>  So, before I rip the whole dash off, I thought I would ask if there was a

>  secret to them as opposed to the center two.



I've had luck, albiet noisy, by giving the recalcitrant eye-balls a huge

high-impact yank, especially if they have not been out previously.  The slow

steady pull doesn't work well on these.  Sometimes it seems that they won't

come out but they always do.



Ralph Alder

SoCal 90 Red A---with loose eye-balls