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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Window Lickers on September 18, 2014, 04:12:28 pm

Title: Removing a membrane
Post by: Window Lickers on September 18, 2014, 04:12:28 pm

Any tips or tricks on how to remove a 4040 membrane. Replacing mine but the end cap is stuck solid, I have removed the white outer ring but cant shift anything else.

TIA

Title: Re: Removing a membrane
Post by: Alex Gardiner on September 18, 2014, 04:41:41 pm

Quote from: Window Lickers on September 18, 2014, 04:12:28 pm

Any tips or tricks on how to remove a 4040 membrane. Replacing mine but the end cap is stuck solid, I have removed the white outer ring but cant shift anything else.

TIA

Pair of pliers on one of the end vanes usually works for me if it is a champ housing.

Title: Re: Removing a membrane
Post by: niceandclean on September 18, 2014, 04:56:13 pm

Quote from: Alex Gardiner on September 18, 2014, 04:41:41 pm

Quote from: Window Lickers on September 18, 2014, 04:12:28 pm

Any tips or tricks on how to remove a 4040 membrane. Replacing mine but the end cap is stuck solid, I have removed the white outer ring but cant shift anything else.

TIA

Pair of pliers on one of the end vanes usually works for me if it is a champ housing.

Same here, I used a big pair of mole grips. Mark Munro did a video using some sort of plumbing T piece that worked well, but always just use grips.

Title: Re: Removing a membrane
Post by: niceandclean on September 18, 2014, 04:58:25 pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ska_S8IV7Q0

Title: Re: Removing a membrane
Post by: Window Lickers on September 18, 2014, 05:12:17 pm

Thanks guys. I hit it with a hammer. Hard - more than once.

 ;D