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| TonyA |
 Jul 27 2022, 07:59 AM
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Nachmal  Group: Members Posts: 468 Joined: 17-November 16 From: Hilltown PA Member No.: 20,596 Region Association: North East States 
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Does anyone have a fast way of removing the engine lid grill. Those speed nuts or whatever are a bear to get off.
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| GregAmy |
Jul 27 2022, 08:13 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,298 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States
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Are you trying to remove the grill from the lid, or the lid from the car?
If the former, those nuts are the way to do it, but it's easier with the lid off the car. If the latter, you might see if someone has slotted the brackets to allow you to simply loosen the nuts and slide it off... |
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| Front yard mechanic |
Jul 27 2022, 08:23 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,162 Joined: 23-July 15 From: New Mexico Member No.: 18,984 Region Association: None
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It’s simple just wrap your finger around the front with your thumb in back , pull down and forward then soak them in a glass overnight
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| TonyA |
Jul 27 2022, 08:59 AM
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Nachmal Group: Members Posts: 468 Joined: 17-November 16 From: Hilltown PA Member No.: 20,596 Region Association: North East States
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Grill from the lid with the lid off the car. Took me an 1/2 hour for one speed nut last night and just got all the others off in 5 min this morning. I just pride them up a little and split them by squeezing with a channel lock. Now for the spring removal which i did before but forget.
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| jrmdir |
Jul 27 2022, 09:53 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 224 Joined: 13-May 21 From: Central Ohio Member No.: 25,544 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Sounds like you got it covered but in case it helps others, I hit on this procedure after also spending way too much time on the first one. I happen to have an old style ice pick but other sharp tools should work.
Use the pick to push the rubber cover around a bit in order to find one of the slots between the spring fingers where they touch the post. Drive the point into the slot at an angle with a tap or two of a hammer. In almost every instance this resulted in the circlip breaking at the rim Push the pick in further and one side of the circle lifts up and can be grabbed with pliers. Ron |
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| bdstone914 |
Jul 27 2022, 05:05 PM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,521 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(TonyA @ Jul 27 2022, 06:59 AM)  Does anyone have a fast way of removing the engine lid grill. Those speed nuts or whatever are a bear to get off. thanks, @tonya I use a pair of dykes with the tip against the grill to pinch the speed nuts and release the tension. |
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| Rand |
Jul 27 2022, 05:54 PM
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Cross Member Group: Members Posts: 7,409 Joined: 8-February 05 From: OR Member No.: 3,573 Region Association: None |
For future use, SLOT those mounting buggers so you don't have to remove the bolts all the way. Slot the tabs.
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| 914Sixer |
Jul 28 2022, 01:24 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Use this to end your frustration. At ACE Hardware Put V under rubber grommet and pry up Click to open for better view.
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| TonyA |
Jul 28 2022, 08:12 PM
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Nachmal Group: Members Posts: 468 Joined: 17-November 16 From: Hilltown PA Member No.: 20,596 Region Association: North East States
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Yep I did finally use the tack pry gizmo but still needed to get something to get it out a little. Thanks for the advise.
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