This is the inside of the margin switch assembly. Getting it apart was easy. Getting the nuts back in and aligned with the screws to put the switches back in was difficult since the wires limited access. After unscrewing all the switches I opened them by bending back the metal tabs using various pliers and a very dull diagonal cutter. After reassembly the tabs can be bent again to reattach the back of the switch. I only bent the tabs enough to get the back off. Too much bending is likely to break off the tabs.
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