Cigarette lighter removal

[Scota4570]

1970 FJ40. The old lighter is not budging. I do not want to take the heater box out and drain the system. The heater is loose and I can reach the lighter. I was thinking of removing the old one by cutting the tube from the inside with a Dremil. I am pretty sure I can tighten the new on from behind the dash. Am I missing any thing important?

Thanks in advance. I am getting close.

Scot

 

[POTATO LAUNCHER]

Pull the ashtray from the dash for easier access. If you are replacing use a pair of pliers to turn the back outer sleeve clockwise.

 

[120mm]

What he said.

Funny, how we are dealing with the exact same things at the exact same times on our builds.

 

[pb4ugo]

You should only have to remove the heater duct to get to it. Removing the ashtray allows to see what you're doing.

 

[Scota4570]

Mine has mechanical linkage for the 4WD in the way. Anyway, Got it out easier than expected. I was able to swing the heater box out if the way.

The dash was painted without removing anything by the last guy. Removing the lighter and ashtray chipped the paint and exposed some primer. Now I have to do some touch up work.

A lot of what I am doing is repairing damage done by a hack my father hired to "clean it up" .

He also hosed the floors with bed liner. IT is chipping. I suspect no prep was done. Any efficient way to remove bed liner?

Should I buy some rubber matts and push the flaws deep into a recess of my mind.

 

[POTATO LAUNCHER]

Any efficient way to remove bed liner?

Dry Ice and a dead blow hammer.

 

[70fj40]

“Should I buy rubber mats and push the flaws deep into the recesses of my mind”

In the Landcruiser Universe this actually works really well

 

[peesalot]

bedliner done wrong is the worst. Makes me want to buy one of the Dustless blasting systems.