Norman wrote:

John Dann wrote:

I've rarely known them to get completely stuck, although certainly
ones that have not been removed for years perhaps can sometimes be
stubborn. But in the end, with persistence, you can usually move
them.

The key is to ensure that the ISS is still firmly secured to its
mounting point so that all the torque you're applying to the cover
does have a firm base to act against. It can be pretty tricky trying
to remove the rain gauge cover from an otherwise unmounted ISS.

But then it's 'just' a matter of applying enough torque to the
cover, eg with one palm on each side of the cover, trying different
positions around the cover if necessary. Sometimes if you look
closely you might be able to see which of the tab positions might
appear the most unyielding and then putting some extra downward
pressure around that point can help. With a really stubborn one
then tapping the tabs (in the right direction!) with eg a slim
piece of kindling (ie a slightly yielding bar/rod) and a rubber
hammer might do the trick.

John Dann
www.weatherstations.co.uk

John,

Thanks. The ISS is mounted on a pole that can rotate so I suppose the
first thing to do is to secure the pole! The installation is still a
bit "temporary". I put it up the day after we arrived here and SWMBO
has kept me busy with other tasks since then :-(

Norman

WD40 moves most stuck things

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