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Charles 230SL

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Access to center dashwood nut
« on: March 20, 2017, 00:40:49 »
one of the blue plastic nuts securing the left dashwood has worked loose and the wood is warping upwards (see pic).
I'd sure hate to dissasemble the lower panel, tach, etc,, just to tighten the nut. Is it possible to access this particular nut by removing the speaker grille and speaker? note that the nut is the one farthest to the right.
 thanks, Charles
« Last Edit: March 20, 2017, 02:01:07 by Charles 230SL »

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Re: Access to center dashwood nut
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2017, 02:58:07 »
Yes, you can access it by removing the speaker grille and speaker. Its a bit of a contortion act so use a good mirror to see what your doing.
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Re: Access to center dashwood nut
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2017, 07:45:13 »
Hi,
for orientation see att. picture.
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Re: Access to center dashwood nut
« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2017, 13:52:11 »
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you can access it by removing the speaker grille and speaker. Its a bit of a contortion act so use a good mirror to see what your doing.

thanks Tyler, that's good news. I hope to be able to get my hand in there with a  9mm and snug it up.  thanks again, charles
« Last Edit: March 21, 2017, 00:41:47 by Charles 230SL »

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Re: Access to center dashwood nut
« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2017, 00:45:36 »
Thanks guys, all squared away now. Definitely needed a mirror - and patience!