On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:20:26 +0000, Arthur53 wrote:

Taking the window winder off means you have slip a thin piece of rag
behind the
back of it and then yank it side to side for a couple of lifetimes to
release a spring clip.

Nasty **** of a job!

That's not a spring clip. The technical name for it is a pingfukit.