Steve.

I assume you are referring to the plastic fasteners holding the mbf door
panels to the doorframe.  If they are the original VW fasteners there is no
way to recycle them.  They wont come out.  When I was renewing my trim I
used a paint scrapper, sharpened the blade to a razor edge and simply broke
the heads off.  I used only gentle taps to the handle of the scraper with
the knocktomitor.

When replacing the trim panels I used Ford trim fasteners the screw type
ones to fasten them.  I believe VW fasteners are NLA.  Now if I want to
remove the trim to attack wiring or something else I simply remove the
plastic screw and pull the panel off.

Ray

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Stephen Edwards
Sent: Monday, 25 September 2006 11:03 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Need advice for stripping parts

Hi volks,

I'm in need of instructions on removing the steering transfer gear
(which according to Bentley "cannot be repaired") and the master clutch
cylinder.  This is a 90 Vanagon GL. I have the Bentley manual, which
could be a lot more helpful than it is! but that's all I have.

Also - and this is going to sound pretty daft - I cannot get the little
black plastic buttons off the inside panel on the rear door.  I am
assuming that behind these little black buttons are screws that fasten
the panel, which is that fiberboard stuff covered with a thin sheet of
plastic, also black, but when I try slipping a knife or other blade
under the edge of the button, I am unable to pop it off.  The buttons
are very thin and flexible, so they flex, but do not come off.

Your help would be much appreciated.

Steve