Clark Foerster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm going to go for it and open it up, keeping
> track of all the dozens of screws. Any strategies for
> keeping track of taking the screws out ...?
> ... is there any place that I should look for as
> ... where this loose screw might have come from?
1. Print out a copy of the disassembly photos. Number each picture and
put a letter with each screw indicated.
2. Get about a foot of masking tape. Attach it to your workspace sticky
side up.
3. Each time you remove a screw, write the photo # and if needed, a
letter (many are identical in a photo) on the masking tape and drop the
screw on the tape. A ballpoint works fine for writing.
4. Repeat until you reach a step with no screw in the hole. Work
backwards to replace everything. :-)
_Maybe_ you'll get lucky and see the hole vacated without lots of
disassembly.
You _might_ check other screws for looseness. But disturbing the screws
by a bit of extra torque might actually be counterproductive. And
over-tightening a screw -- so that it gets damaged or another tech
can't remove it -- definitely is. I don't know others' ideas, but if I
have to go in again, I'm taking a can of Lok-Tite with me.
Good luck!
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