[Zmagnette] Air Vent Removal

[steve grundt]

you have to remove the screen to get at the nuts thhat hold the cover. try
penetrant or drill the heads off.


On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 1:25 AM, franklin sprafke <frsprafke at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> How do I remove he air vent* that resides between the bonnet and the
> windscreen?  I've been unable to find good exploded diagrams in either the
> WSM or SPL.
>
> * the SPL calls the vent cover: P/N 36 Lid Assembly - Dash Ventilator
>
> I can open the vent up, but it is very rusty and doesn't move well.  The
> vent cover itself looks to be in reasonably good shape but I suspect it is
> all rotted out underneath the lid.  When I open the vent, I can see a
> number of phillips head screws under the lid and above the screen mesh.  I
> suspect that removing them will allow me to pull the vent lid off, but
> those screws are so rusty they are going to break long before I can unscrew
> them so I thought I'd better ask for advice from the group.
>
> I have the heater unit out of the car, but I don't see any easy access
> from underneath.   I can see that there are 4 screws under the dash that
> look like they hold the flap to the air vent duct in place.  However,  it
> looks like it will still be impossible to extract the flap even if those 4
> screws do come out - it's a really tight fit under there.
>
> So before I go about this the wrong way - what is the right way to remove
> the vent for repair?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Dick
>
> Dick Sprafke
> Providence, RI
> 57 ZB
>
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