Mines started sticking just tried taking it out to clean it, removed the retaining bracket and 2 screws but cant seem to pull it out, am i missing some thing i should do
cheers

 

pull harder

 

cheers

 

They can be hard to remove, as said just pull harder and it will come out

Steve

 

cheers just got it out, theres a thread on the bottom of it with a 8mm nut i belive, should u ever adjust these

 

If it's sticking, undo the nut on the shaft, remove all contents and clean it all up, then put it all back together. Making sure it's all back in the correct order

 

For stuck ones I have found using a thin flat screwdriver in the groove around the top under the clamp ring and wiggling easiest to get out stubborn ones.
Mine is dead, done all the cleaning malarky, even in me sonic cleaner, but rarely works.
I have now bought a brand new KA one, making a fitting with the pipes etc on it, will block the hole feeding iscv but use the outlet from it to admit new air from new iscv, tiny air filter on other side, all hidden on underside plenum, only difference would be pipe leading from present iscv to underside of plenum, but for £18 brand new delivered why not ?
tabetha