pinkoos Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hi, I need to remove a wall-mounted Araknis WAP temporarily to get a wire out that was tucked behind it and I'm having a heck of a time trying to get it off the flimsy back plate on which it's mounted. From some online diagrams, it looks like the back plate itself has some hooks that the WAP is snapped onto. My problem is I can't figure out how to get the WAP unhooked from the back plate. I've tried gently pushing straight up on the WAP from below and then gently trying to pull it away from the wall/back plate, but have not had any luck and I'm afraid to apply too much force for fear of either breaking the hooks off the back plate, breaking the back plate itself or ripping the back plate off the drywall. Desperately need some suggestions! Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 It slides to the side with a little bump. You will see the stops on 1 end where the AP meets the bracket so we what side to push it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, sonic30101 said: It slides to the side with a little bump. You will see the stops on 1 end where the AP meets the bracket so we what side to push it There are "lips" along the bottom corners and bottom middle of the back plate that would seem to to prevent the actual WAP from being able to be slid either left or right The only direction I would think it would be able to slide without meeting an obstruction is straight up, but I can't seem to get it to move without the back plate starting to bend and, again, I'm afraid the hooks/tabs would then break off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonic30101 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Push away from the stops https://www.dropbox.com/s/jduwyx7v1z026cz/20190913_190303.jpg?dl=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks for the pic - I think that's what i'm doing. The way it was mounted, the stops are at the bottom and so the only direction I can push is straight up - is that what you mean by pushing away from the stops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 I hate to ask this but are you able to post or send a short video clip of how I’m supposed to get this thing off, it’s driving me crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkoos Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 Follow up - I gave up Friday night and tried again on Saturday and finally got it off It took A LOT of upward pressure to get it to snap off, luckily none of the 4 tabs on the backplate broke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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