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Default How to remove crank cover on ~20yo Andersen casement window

On Oct 1, 10:35*am, RonB wrote:
On Oct 1, 9:12*am, Christopher Nelson wrote:
On Oct 1, 8:47*am, Christopher Nelson wrote:
I want to remove all the hardware from a pair of casement windows so I
can refinish the interior trim. *Most things had obvious screws but
the cover at the base of the crank handle doesn't have screws and
isn't loose enough to just pull off. *...


Got it off. The catch is in the middle of the top of the cover. I
know that now because I got it apart but the way I got it apart was by
loosening the bottom of the inside frame with a putty knife and
lifting it up enough that the cover could rise off the catch.