> Ok Folks - Refurbishing the instrument panel, I'm removing the
> switches. Built a tool to turn the screw plates, but now having a tough
> time getting the Bakelite knobs off the shafts.
> I found the little spring loaded pin and have them moving pretty
> freely. Have soaked the shafts lightly with Kroil for a couple
> of days but
> no movement is apparent. I'm trying to be gentle with these. Any clues?
Some times they bind up pretty tightly. I've had good luck using a pair of
prybars (wrapped with friction tape to cushion the surface I pry against),
one on each side to apply an even pull. But at some point, you have to
decide whether it's better to destroy the knob (new reproductions are cheap)
or the switch (repros are mostly available, but they ain't cheap).
Randall
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