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Re: Window Winder pins removal

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Subject: Re: Window Winder pins removal
From: "Tom O'Malley" <tom.omalley@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:29:40 -0500
Michael writes:

>Maybe it is because I have done it so often, but I never have any 
>problem with these pins.   To remove, simply pull back the plastic 
>escutcheon, wind the handle so the pin is aligned vertically, and wiggle 
>the handle, cupping your spare hand underneath to catch the pin as it 
>falls.   To replace, grasp pin in needle-nosed pliers, and push in. 
>(Actually, I've got so practised at this now that I can do it with my 
>finger tips...)

Ah!  But will this work if you've installed the tension spring?  I
confess my spit still goes without because the spring is so difficult
to compress.  I may have created a problem for myself in that I've
replaced the original backing board with tempered hardboard.
It's pretty stiff.  Do other spit owners manage to get the spring,
spacer and handle all back together without gouging things up?

Cheers!
Tom O'Malley

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