job Ed
is there
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is there
a special tool to remove those fasteners in the wheel wells, or should aI continue to use a screwdriver and cuss??
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just start with screwdriver, then switch to dikes (carefully) or long needlenose so you can get ahold of the whole thing. otherwise you're right ... it's like prying open a paint can ... lift one side and the other goes down.
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I have a screw driver type tool I got a while back at a hardware store that at the end forks out and is perfect for removing the plastic pins. I imagine anyone would still have this item. No pic right now but it exist.
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OR, you could take an old wide blade flat screwdriver and grind a "v" shaped opening in the flat end with your bench grinder and suddenly you have the correct tool for removal.
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............cranky
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Yes, there is a special removal tool. Can't find a pic of one right now though.
I've always used the can opener on my swiss army knife. The point gets under the pin, and the little hook in it does a good job of spreading the load out around the push pin's base
Found the pic. This is just one example:
I've always used the can opener on my swiss army knife. The point gets under the pin, and the little hook in it does a good job of spreading the load out around the push pin's base
Found the pic. This is just one example:
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This is great! I don't need to remove the wheel wells but I've had a tool similar to that 'large forked chingadera' for years. I used it once years ago to pry something or other....now I think I know what it was truly designed for.
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