 Cleaning Up Fresh Air Ventilation Box, Removing the circular clips |
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| andys |
 Oct 10 2007, 12:47 PM
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I'm cleaning up my fresh air ventilation box (under the cowl), and want to disassemble the housing that holds the fan and motor. There are some circular steel wire clips that hold the plastic housing halves together. What is the best tool or method to remove, and then replace them without cracking the plastic bosses?
Also, it looks like the foam rubber on the butterfly valves are about shot. Where can I get suitable replacements or the material to repair them? Recommendations? Thanks, Andys |
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| GaroldShaffer |
Oct 11 2007, 08:34 AM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,624 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None 
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Those clips can be a PITA. The hard part for wasn't getting them off it was putting them back on with busting the bosses. If I remember correctly there are 6 of them. The ones (two) closest to the actual cowl went on ok because the bosses have a slight angle cut to them, but the others well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) I ended up taking a exacto knife and heating up the tip and cutting a slight angle on the leading edge of the rest of them and was able to tilt (cock) the clip and slide them back on. It was a major PITA, but it worked. Oh, and use something to help lube up the bosses.
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andys Cleaning Up Fresh Air Ventilation Box Oct 10 2007, 12:47 PM
914Sixer I used a small screwdriver turned sideways to gent... Oct 10 2007, 12:51 PM Headrage I just slid the clips along the channel and off th... Oct 10 2007, 01:11 PM
andys
I just slid the clips along the channel and off t... Oct 10 2007, 01:26 PM drken Just went through this. I found what worked best ... Dec 7 2010, 09:45 PM McMark Ken, you're right for the 'rectangular... Dec 7 2010, 10:28 PM realred914 neoprene rubber works nice for the seals on the va... Dec 8 2010, 10:22 AM Mikey914 The one thing you should realy do is check the mot... Dec 9 2010, 01:17 AM |
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