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My eMac, the step child. More questions!
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<blockquote data-quote="Brumby" data-source="post: 671685" data-attributes="member: 56421"><p>Just bought a clear plastic swivel stand for the eMac. It fastens with three screws to the bottom. However, the foremost single screw (between the front feet) (which has to be removed) gave me about three tries before it stripped. (Allen wrench female part). Question is: has anyone out there ever taken the cover off the eMac in order to see the inside of this screw? Wonder if the screw is sticking thru to the inside in order to get a hold of it there and remove it. Otherwise, how can that screw be removed? BTW, this screw head is more than 1/2" in diameter with a very small Allen wrench hole in it. Any mechanics out there with advise how I can get a hold of this thing and turn it? Maybe drilling a second hole and using a pair of needle nose pliers to turn it with? The Allen part seems to be very soft steel and so are all my Allen wrenches. Rounding them off takes no force at all.</p><p>Been getting a lot of help on this forum and sincerely hope to find more this time. - Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brumby, post: 671685, member: 56421"] Just bought a clear plastic swivel stand for the eMac. It fastens with three screws to the bottom. However, the foremost single screw (between the front feet) (which has to be removed) gave me about three tries before it stripped. (Allen wrench female part). Question is: has anyone out there ever taken the cover off the eMac in order to see the inside of this screw? Wonder if the screw is sticking thru to the inside in order to get a hold of it there and remove it. Otherwise, how can that screw be removed? BTW, this screw head is more than 1/2" in diameter with a very small Allen wrench hole in it. Any mechanics out there with advise how I can get a hold of this thing and turn it? Maybe drilling a second hole and using a pair of needle nose pliers to turn it with? The Allen part seems to be very soft steel and so are all my Allen wrenches. Rounding them off takes no force at all. Been getting a lot of help on this forum and sincerely hope to find more this time. - Thanks [/QUOTE]
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