On Monday, June 30, 2003, at 07:05 PM, Dan K wrote:
On Sunday, June 22, 2003, at 08:17 AM, Herbert Goodfriend wrote:The I/O door on my Lombard has detached from its springs so that it is
loose and does not completely close. Apple instructs that it can be
re-seated by pulling outward at the center of the door and then
releasing. This is not working for me.
Is there any other way to re-attach the door to the springs without disassembling the entire machine?
then Jim Eddy wrote:I had the same problem. I couldn't work out any way short of disassembling the machine, which is what I did. Fortunately I had the teardown pdf to follow. It wasn't as hard or as nerve racking as I feared, but you have to _completely_ strip the machine, even removing the motherboard, to get at those springs. It was successful, though.
Yikes Jim, there _is_ a better way . . . didn't you see the following procedure in the pdf? Much easier to do than to explain BTW.
From the MotherShip's problem solver instructional pdf: --------------------------------------------- Sprung I/O Door Repair Procedure
An I/O door is sprung if it will not close all the way and has no snap to
it. It is not necessary to take the unit apart to get the door back on
its spring.
1. Grasp the top and bottom edges of the I/O door in the center of the door.
2. Pull the I/O door away from the back of the computer in an even motion, keeping the bottom and the top of the door aligned. It may be necessary to hook the bottom lip of the I/O door with a fingernail to avoid tilting the door.
3. Pull the I/O door out approximately five to ten millimeters (0.2 to 0.5 inches) from the I/O wall until you hear a pop.
4. Still holding the I/O door with your fingers, rotate it to the closed
position and let it relax back into place. You will hear another pop as
the spring goes back into its proper position.
5. Open and close the I/O door several times to make sure it operates properly. ---------------------------------------------
Hope that helps someone out there,
NOW you tell me. Not that I'm planning to do it again.
Probably Herb will try it and let us know how it went.
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