Try a little silicone spray at the point where the plastic ends and the metal
starts.
Point the sprayer to under the plastic part.

This has helped me when I had to do this.
(I tried this after breaking one from pulling too hard.)

Todd
'88 Westy

Dart 330 wrote:

> The knob on the end of the heater control lever broke off yesterday. This is
> the 2nd lever down, turning heat on and off. Is the piece remaining in the
> car supposed to pull right off the metal slider? I tried to pull it with
> some pliers without any luck, do I just need to try harder?
>
> Thanks,
> Nathan
> 85 Westy
> 74 Bus
>
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