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ah ok, i understand now. i thought were (lonng answ).. Posted by baggsly [Email]  (#2350) [Profile/Gallery]
(more from baggsly) on Sun, 16 May 2010 10:55:39
In Reply to: Re: not an answer, but a couple of more questions..., James, Sun, 16 May 2010 10:14:53 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
looking at front side of b pillar cover, and i hadn't noticed the tabs on the washer part before.
as a guess, and just a guess, having worked on other types of cars, i would figure this. i'd guess the saab is the same.
the part that is in the washer, should actually be in the b pillar cover. if you were to look down the length of the b pillar cover (like a rifle barrel) with the "tab" sticking out where it should be, it would be sort of arrow headed shape. the tabs should be behind the sides of the rectangular cut out in the b pillar cover.
so when you push the bottom part in, the "arrowhead" bulges engage behind the round washer and hold it snug. when you pull/remove the b pillar cover, the bottom of the "arrowhead" squeezes together slightly (where the tabs do their 90 degree bend (you can just see that where washer hole is). that allows the "arrowhead" to stay put, and the tabs to disengage from the b pillar without damaging it.
i think you will need to remove the "arrowhead" tabbed retainer from the b pillar washer itself. i would think that some small needle nose pliers gripping the bottleneck part of the tabs would do it. i would also suggest putting a thin block of wood under the tip of the pliers so when you lever up you protect the finish, and the block will give you a little more leverage/levering ability.
i guess another option might be a dull paint scraper pushed under the washer itself pushed against the bottle neck portion would enable you to squish the washer and the "arrowhead" portion out of the b pillar itself.
hopefully that will give you some ideas and help you get it out! on reassemble, make sure you have the tabs under the cutout, and put that part in first. you may also want to put a little paint if you have it on the scratch to protect the metal. hardware stores have little bottles of porcelain stove paint in various colours if you don't have the touch up paint. it's not thru to the metal, so not a major biggie, but less chance for moisture thru the primer anyway.
mark :-)
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, Sun, 16 May 2010 09:54:19, Sun, 16 May 2010 10:55:39 <-- Viewing This Message
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