I have removed lots of clusters and the only time they wont come out with wires is if you insert them in the wrong place... as you can see in the pic above there is quite a wide area for you to get your hooks into...
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i suppose each to their own on this one, i have removed clusters from the my 129 and the w202 on may occasions by pusing it out from behind the cluster i have tried to use a tool once on the w202 and cracked a piece of plastic of it. so i just use the push method.
raj
That's hard luck if you damaged the cluster while trying to remove it. The bent wire method should work but I have a feeling that thin adhesive wedges are sometimes used during the first assembly at the factory. This means the "first time out removal" can be very difficult necessitating pushing the cluster from the rear where force can be distributed more widely across the body of the cluster. Subsequent removals can be much easier and readily achieved by the bent wire method.:bannana: The advice given was sound and inline with recommended MB practice but sometimes you have to be governed by your mechanical instincts. If you feel a certain operation is going to create too great a strain on a component its best to find a different way or be prepared to break something.
My home made hooks worked a treat Malcolm ... perhaps i have toughened coat hangers ?
Congrats on your ten thousandth post Malcolm !
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