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kindofblue59 · 04-23-2018, 07:42 PM

Thanks everybody great tips. You were right--push out the pins of the rivets. What a pain to track those down!

This handy tool in the toolkit fit over the 3/16 (IIRC) allen wrench end to give much-needed leverage to get the spoiler off.

Looking much better, thank you.

But if you'll indulge me one more question--since the repair my spoiler makes a clunk when it goes down and I have to push it down to completely seat it--about a quarter-inch.

I have video:

I, uh, can't remember if it made that "chunk" noise when it went down--and it definitely didn't need pushing down again.

This is refractory to silicone spray. I think it might have gotten misaligned when I took off the allen bolts? But I'd really rather not disassemble it again unless I have to.

04-23-2018, 07:42 PM	#5
kindofblue59 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 2	Thanks everybody great tips. You were right--push out the pins of the rivets. What a pain to track those down! This handy tool in the toolkit fit over the 3/16 (IIRC) allen wrench end to give much-needed leverage to get the spoiler off. Looking much better, thank you. But if you'll indulge me one more question--since the repair my spoiler makes a clunk when it goes down and I have to push it down to completely seat it--about a quarter-inch. I have video: I, uh, can't remember if it made that "chunk" noise when it went down--and it definitely didn't need pushing down again. This is refractory to silicone spray. I think it might have gotten misaligned when I took off the allen bolts? But I'd really rather not disassemble it again unless I have to.