Be careful there, pulling straight out WILL break the face plate.  There's a small deviation in the level of the knob shaft so it must be lowered or raised depending on which knob to clear the face plate before pulling straight out !

On 2013-08-21, at 6:48 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> Best tool I can think of is some bent-nosed pliers. Hook 'em right behind
> the knob and pull straight out. get the all loose first, then wiggle them
> out of their slots the rest of the way by hand. Same thing going back on.
> Lay them out so you know the order going back.

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
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