Have you tried removing the grille/grate? It just unclips from the stove
top, by pulling on the one vertical piece that goes into the stainless steel
stovetop. Pull it towards you, and it should unclip.

Karl

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> If anyone has been lamenting the passing of the rear hatch struts
dialogue,
> perhaps this will satisfy your need for onlineVanagon obscurity. I was
> cleaning my 89 Westy today after months of use, the inside took me nearly
3
> hours. The part of the job that is the biggest pain in the butt is
cleaning
> the stove top, because the grate that covers the toop of the stove makes
it
> really difficult to get all those crumbs and grease off of there, and
there
> is always little bits of grime around the areas where the grate mounts to
> the stainless surface. I was thinking to myself, there's gotta be somebody
> on the list serve that both knows what I'm talking about and has figured
out
> a better way to manage this.
>
> Michael Schiesser
> 89 Westfalia
> Seattle WA