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Re: Thermostat Cover Removal

To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Thermostat Cover Removal
From: Kevin Buckley <kb@techprt.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 95 15:37:50 BST
At 08:20 19/09/95 -0400, you wrote:
>If any of you remember (or care), I'm currently in the process
>
>       - - - - - - - - - - 8< - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>Does anyone have any
>suggestions? I've considered removing the studs which would allow the cover to
>rotate but I don't want to compound my problems with stripped or broken studs.
>
>
>My thanks in advance,
>
>David Macedonia
>

A bricklayers bolster chisel carefully pointed around the periphery of the
join & very gently walloped with a lump hammer worked for me...

This is not a recommendation, just a piece of information!

I did actually consider heating the top part to cause it to expand slightly
relative to the block & break its hold but I never got round to trying it as
plan-A worked OK.  Has anyone ever tried this method?

Kevin


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