[W126 Coupe] Centre Console removal

[Jay Manek]

they can be extremely tight...

I would pull harder...the worst that can happen is you will break the knobs and they arent expensive from MB.



Many Thanks & Regards

Jay Manek | www.mercland.com| 07716 349949


From: Mister McGoo 
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2011 4:14 PM
To: MB COUPES 
Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Centre Console removal


Dan; 
Perhaps the knobs became loose and tended to slip off so someone may have glued them on.  Tapping on them to try to "break"  the bond may work but they are connected to the controls that may not like being hammered.  I'd try that gently.  


Or if you have an etching tool, place a heavy steel item/plate/putty knive blade/whatever against the side of the knob grip and carefully use the etching tool against the metal to in turn vibrate the knob.  Strange they don't come off.... but they ARE over 20 years old and might have never been removed before.
-Al




> 

> On Nov 3, 2011, at 2:23 AM, L&D gardner wrote:

> 

> > Hi Folks

> > 

> > Thanks for the advise regarding the console,the knobs are recessed so its virtually impossible to get any sort of lever under them,I have put so much force gripping them and trying to pull off that I can see them being destroyed in the process,I may try careful use a heat gun.(its like they are super glued on!)

> > 

> > Kind Regards Dan




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