Here is your problem. that little piece is held on with a spring. that spring goes through the arm at one point, and clips around it at the other. If you don't unhook that spring, it's nearly impossible to get that little piece out. It LOOKS like the frame is getting in the way, but it's not, it's that damn spring.
some stick a hacksaw through the hole in the firewall and saw the thing to pieces. I've used the tire iron in my trunk to pry. If you can get up there, unhook the spring and it should come off easy.
Pics are from the link in my sig, a full writeup on it.
some stick a hacksaw through the hole in the firewall and saw the thing to pieces. I've used the tire iron in my trunk to pry. If you can get up there, unhook the spring and it should come off easy.
Pics are from the link in my sig, a full writeup on it.
I've changed out three of these things so far, and only on the last have I managed to extract that thing in one solid piece. Otherwise, I've found it easiest to snap/saw off that little round outcropping on the side of the plastic quadrant - use either a small hacksaw blade or a pair of diagonal cutting pliers. With that thing outta the way, it makes it a whole lot easier; I only managed to get the last one off in one piece by the sheer luck of finding that one and only bizarre orientation of the thing that allows it to slip off, a method which is near impossible to describe with words.
Yea that is honestly one fo the most frustrating things I have ever done. The LT's seemed to be easier but its a satisfying moment when it comes off. I did manage to get mine out in one piece, the sucker WOULDN'T break. But it would not come out until I mangled the spring off it. Then I couldn't get the spacer on the peg, washers it was.