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John Jantzen
Tinkerer
Tasmania
V8 UZZ31 Limited

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Reg: 11-2005

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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 - 10:36 pm, by:  John Jantzen (Taslex) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have had to remove my dash a couple of times, and I have been annoyed by the screw inside the plastic "tower" on the bottom piece of the shell, which seems to pop sideways out of the sides of this "tower" very easily and is generally difficult to locate. While I could have just used an allen head screw or stuck the screw onto the driver with blu-tack, I wenr for a more permanent fix - a spacer tube from a wall anchor bolt, glued in place in the plastic "tower" with a spot of hot melt glue. The screw head sits on it, and is held square so it starts correctly and doesn't slip out the side of the "tube" while you're attempting to tighten it. Position the tube so that the point of the screw has nowhere else to go but out the end of the plastic "tower". Works a treat!
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Mark Paddick
Goo Roo
ACT
Soarer UZZ31

Posts: 1926
Reg: 07-2005

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 08:12 am, by:  Mark Paddick (Sparks) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Perhaps somebody has fitted the wrong screw previously?
I have had a few problems getting dash's out but that's not one of them!
John Jantzen
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Tasmania
V8 UZZ31 Limited

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 09:15 am, by:  John Jantzen (Taslex) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Maybe so, Mark, as one of the four clips that hold the two halves of the shroud together had been broken off at some stage. I still can't imagine this screw being anything but fiddly to locate, so this idea might be worth something to somebody.
Mark Paddick
Goo Roo
ACT
Soarer UZZ31

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Wednesday, March 01, 2006 - 03:53 pm, by:  Mark Paddick (Sparks) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

You've jinxed me now, the next one will give me hell for sure!
Ben Socratous
TryHard
SA
JZZ30 TT

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Monday, March 06, 2006 - 09:21 pm, by:  Ben Socratous (Socrates) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That'll learn ya for jinxing my diff!
Mark Paddick
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ACT
Soarer UZZ31

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Monday, March 06, 2006 - 11:17 pm, by:  Mark Paddick (Sparks) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hahahahaha...you may still salvage the diff or bits of it if you're lucky.

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