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I've got a set of HLA's which I'm trying to clean. I've read the miata.net guide, and searched heaps on how to pull the plunger from the housing. I got 2 pulled apart by using pliers on the inner lip.

But after trying the other 14, none of them are coming apart. I've tried the 'bashing with a hammer' method, but they still wont budge. I assume the clip ring is preventing it from coming out. Any other suggestions on how to get them out?

Cheers,
Jordan

Manga Blue has had his apart to clean - hopefully he'll see this. Might be worth noting his comments about cleaning though:

manga_blue wrote:HLAs are a mechanical item. They do wear out. When they do then cleaning doesn't fix them.

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=59352&p=746814&hilit=hla+clean%2A#p746814

manga_blue wrote:I've done the HLA cleaning trick. Frankly it doesn't work as well as a good oil.

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=41116&p=529002&hilit=hla+clean%2A#p529002