[R-390] Need Meter Repair Help

[Roy Morgan]

At 11:03 AM 3/8/02 -0600, you wrote:
(The Meter Locking Ring)
... Any suggestions on a makeshift tool to unlock it?

Barry,

Fix into a block of wood brads or screws with the heads clipped off to fit 
the meter mounting holes.

Sit the meter over the nails/screws and tap the ring with a screwdriver and 
a hammer.. lightly.  Squirt a bit of Windex into the area to lubricate the 
thing.  If it's stuck, push down at many places on the ring from straight 
above with a screwdriver to loosen it.  There is a rubber gasket to allow a 
tiny bit of play.

Once it starts it will go more easily.

If that fails, take the thing to the home store and search for some copper 
pipe the right size to make a wrench.  Pipe a bit bigger can be bent in to 
fit.  Ensure equal pressure from each of the four fingers by careful filing.

Good luck.

Roy
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