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How does one remove the saw tooth fastener that holds the padding on the fire wall or does one just brake it.
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Squeeze the prone legs together from the engine side and push them towards the inside of the car.
The Filling station sells new ones if they brake FYI
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tried that and all that happens was they spin around using pliers.
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Have you tried using vice grips with the prongs clamped?
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If you use the pliers sideways the grooves will hold the "legs" so the fasteners can be squeezed. Another way is to find a piece if metal tubing the same ID as the hole and push the tubing over the fastener "legs" to compress them.
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Thank for all the suggestions will be trying those that i heve not tried. will report back.
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tubing worked. again thank you all.
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How about taking a few pictures and writing a short description of what you did and sending it to the G&D Editor. I am sure many other VCCA members would appreciate knowing about removing those fasteners.
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