Roof motor cover removal

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Vdgadder

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 Nottinghamshire
I'm having ago at relocating the roof motor, no problems with it, just preventative. However, I can't seem to get the cap off the cover whatever angle or tool (pliers, spanner, screwdriver, even a small crowbar) I use just doesn't seem to budge it.
I've tried moving the housing as much as I can - feeling around it I can find the edge of the cap, but the angle it sits at I can't seem to get any grip on it.

Tape has been removed and the first cable tie that runs along the side. Do I just need to persevere until I finally get it, is there something I've missed or have I just got a stubborn one?

Thanks in advance!
 
[ref]Vdgadder[/ref], how far are you from Lincoln?
If you're worried about damaging it, then maybe seek assistance from [ref]bigwinn[/ref].
Do NOT be tempted to put anything sharp in there.
 
about 45-50 minutes (depends on the side of Lincoln) - easy enough to travel to though.
I'll have another go later on in the week and see how I get on again, failing that I may need to seek some assistance, thanks!

I have felt the cabling/piping at the front so am conscious not to be damaging those (and whatever is on the inside). even if the temptation is there just to poke it with something sharp :D
 
The pipes from the drivers side pass over the top of the casing, down the front where they meet the passenger side ones. Then they all go through guide channels in the bottom of the case, back up the rear, into the casing, then over the top of the pump and connect to the unions on the front face. Depending what mood the original fitter was in that day, they can be held with any number of tie-wraps and lengths of tape.
If you manage to get the lid off it can actually make it worse as you then have no leverage to pull the bottom half up and break the ties.
I did a couple of dozen that way, but I cut a small hole in the top rear face of the lid, then wedged a very long combination of extension bars and a small torx head firmly into the hole, created a pivot point on the side shelf with a length of broom handle and levered the whole thing upwards to break all the ties, plus the plastic flange at the front which is screwed to the base of the ram.
It's a brutal approach and you run the risk of damaging the hall sensors.
I have now swapped to a much better method, thanks to a suggestion from another far better expert than me, going in through the side of the roof to access it more easily.
 
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