run a knife around the seal to cut the silicone first. take your time, and
lift a corner first.

BTDT (worried, that is)

Marshal Ruskin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Radcliffe" <chrisr_vanagon@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 12:33 AM
Subject: AFM black plastic cap removal - Nervous

> AFM experts: basic problem, getting the black cap off.
>
> I'd like to investigate the mild hesitation that has just started with my
> Westy, including peeking into the AFM to check the tracking surface and
> maybe make the capacitor fix while I'm in there.  But even the slightest
> pressure with a pry tool at any point around the lip of the black cap
makes
> it turn light grey-brown, indicating that it's very brittle and ready to
> snap (instant plastic-fatigue).  I *am* being very gentle, and have tried
at
> various points around the perimeter, as the recent email and archives
> indicate.
>
> Any recommendations?  And, has anyone totally blown it and deformed the
cap
> to the point where they had to replace it (and with what)?
>
> Thanks,
> Nervous Air Fool Meter
>
> Chris Radcliffe
> chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com
> '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"