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From: brianw@microsoft.UUCP (Brian WILLOUGHBY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Cleaned my mouse... Broke my mouse?
Summary: Self tapping screws
Message-ID: <10106@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 31 Dec 89 01:53:25 GMT
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In article <21521@mimsy.umd.edu> folta@tove.umd.edu (Wayne Folta) writes:
>Oh, yes... The ADB mouse I got on my new machine (2 months old) had screws
>that are self-tapping.  It would seem if you (completely) disassemble the
>little bugger too often, you will probably destroy the screw holes.
>
>Wayne Folta          (folta@cs.umd.edu  128.8.128.8)

This may be too simple, but I always use a special technique when re-installing
self-tapping screws.  Just turn the screw in the opposite direction (counter-
clockwise) while applying a light pressure, until you feel or hear the threads
drop into thier old home.  Then reverse the direction (clockwise) and reseat
the screws.  This technique never re-threads the plastic, and if you are
careful there are no destructive results from disassembly and reassembly.

Brian Willoughby
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