Dometic glass sink covers removal

[Stealaway]

How do you remove these glass covers?
They are looking a bit manky.

 

[Minxy]

Assuming you only want to remove the glass and not the hinges then behind each black rubber 'bung' underneath there will be a screw, just take them out and it will come off.

 

[tonyidle]

I think they may be a plastic rivet in which case you'll need to carefully drill/cut them & replace with a stainless nut/screw and plastic washers. Or Mel is correct.

 

[chippy63]

There is a special tool, that dometic sell to remove the plastic nuts & bolts with, i know, one came with a glass lid
we replaced not so long back.

It looks like a knob of the hob, but is designed to hold the screw part of the fixing, it has a cutouts to fit.

Karl

 

[Stealaway]

There is a special tool, that dometic sell to remove the plastic nuts & bolts with, i know, one came with a glass lid
we replaced not so long back.

It looks like a knob of the hob, but is designed to hold the screw part of the fixing, it has a cutouts to fit.

Karl

Is this the bottom screw covers or the top bits?

I think they may be a plastic rivet in which case you'll need to carefully drill/cut them & replace with a stainless nut/screw and plastic washers. Or Mel is correct.

I can drill them out but I want to try and remove them first - I hope Mel is right

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[wizzer59]

 

[chippy63]

Is this the bottom screw covers or the top bits?

The tool fits over head on the top of the cover, then you just turn the nut underneath.

this is the tool http://leisurelines.net/spare-smev-glass-lid-fix-bolt-tightening-tool-7153-p.asp


Karl

 

[chippy63]

Getting them out is quite easy but you will not refit them properly without the tool.

Karl

 

[Minxy]

This is what it looks like:

 

[tonyidle]

This is what it looks like:

You WERE right and that picture is excellent clarification. (I say that as a SMEV hob owner )

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[Stealaway]

Assuming you only want to remove the glass and not the hinges then behind each black rubber 'bung' underneath there will be a screw, just take them out and it will come off.

Perfect - the top plastic caps that looks broken are actually indents for the special tool. With a pair if this plier you can though, spin the top 'plastic screws' and remove them from the captive nuts underneath the spring hinges.