[VAC] Thetford repair

["Philip Piper" <pmpiper@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I now have the new floor under the toilet area of my 66 Overlander installed 
and started to inspect the toilet. It needs all new seals etc. My problem 
now is the 5 slotted screws that held the metal plate directly onto the 
bottom of the bowel. They just kept turning so I cut the heads off to get 
the plate off. I now can see that the screws are held in by what apears to 
be rubber plugs, but I not sure how to get them out. I tried just pulling 
thinking they may  come out without the plate in place to make them 
mushroom, not so easy. Should I pull harder, maybe put oil in and pull again 
or is there some other way? I don't want to break anything.

Phil Piper