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Old 07-10-2011 | 05:34 PM
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Default Chassis nut...

dont know if anyone else has run into this issue... too many pages to sift thru.

basically i pulled one of the bottom captured nuts thru the chassis a lil while back. i first passed it off as being 'heavy handed' with the wrench, which isnt unusual for myself.. sat down to replace the pieces today and as usual i investigated a possible way to prevent this from happening. but, i come to find out it was not entirely my heavy hands to blame. but i do think i figured out a solution.

basically in pic one you will a center chassis piece.. right (front) bottom of chassis has a nice 'boss' molded in to prevent pull-thru... left (rear) bottom of chassis simply shows the pass thru hole for the screw, but no 'boss'... all other chassis pieces in kit has the boss to prevent an 'air gap/void' between interlocking pieces which could lead to a collapse then fastener is tightened.. probably just a simple oops in the mold..

basically, i just need to fill the gap..

i think just a simple spacer could do the trick when assembling the chassis again, or maybe go a step further and shape an insert to put more material in the gap... shaped spacer pic shows just the beginning of shaping.. finished shaped would closely match contour of chassis interface.
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