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Old 1st September 2009, 11:24   #1
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Triad to remove the solenoids to replace hte o-rings. Got the covers off, but can not make the solenoids budge - grabbing the ends with pliers and pulling/wiggling - nothing - some slightly rotate a few degrees, others seem stuck in place. How hard is it? Dop not want to break things. Any suggestions?
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Triad to remove the solenoids to replace hte o-rings. Got the covers off, but can not make the solenoids budge - grabbing the ends with pliers and pulling/wiggling - nothing - some slightly rotate a few degrees, others seem stuck in place. How hard is it? Dop not want to break things. Any suggestions?
Repeat the above, but adding 15%/20% more pulling power !

They will come out, and I had the same thought process as you above

Good Luck !
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