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5.8
GUIDE RAIL
5.8.1
Remove the Logic PCBA (see Section 5.2)
.
5.8.2
With needlenose
pliers,
remove the bushing from the front panel locating tab on the guide rail that is to
be replaced (see Figure 5-14).
CHASSI
LOCATING
TABS(2)
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Front Panel Bushings and Locating Tabs
5.8.3
With a Phillips
screwdriver,
remove the two (2) mounting screws located near the front of the disk
drive, underneath the
chassis,
that attach the front panel to the chassis (see Figure 5-13).
5.8.4
Pull up the front panel slightly from the guide rail that is to be replaced.
NOTE
If the right-hand guide rail is to be replaced
,
detach the head cables
from the two (2)
posts.
5.8.5
With a flat blade screwdriver inserted between the guide rail and the
chassis,
pry up, from both of its
ends, the guide rail that is to be replaced, and remove it.
5.8.6
If one of the two (2) chassis locating tabs, located underneath the guide rail that has been removed,
has broken off inside the chassis (see Figure 5-14)
,
clean out the hole completely, using a one-eighth (1 /8) inch
drill or a soldering iron to melt the
plastic,
then remove the debris.
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