[Lowfer] Help - Tool Advice?

[Zack Widup]

Those things are a real pain in the tuchis!

Some people have gotten a piece of copper or steel pipe that has about the 
same diameter as the nut and filed areas of the end down so it had four 
prongs which fit into the notches.

I used a pair of needle-nosed pliers that I could get around into two of 
the notches.  I marred the face plate somewhat doing it.

I understand the tool which you mention as obsolete was quite expensive.

Zack W9SZ

On Wed, 22 Oct 2008, Peter Barick wrote:

> Hi All,
> Working on a older Kenwood FM mobile and need to remove the face plate. 
> It's securred by the recessed Mic ring nut with four notches on it for 
> gripping. Access is very tight.
>
> Kenwood had a tool W05-T004 that's now obsolete from PacParts Electronics.
>
> Any insight on how to "cleanly" remove this ring nut?? Other neat ideas?
>
> - Peter