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On 1 Aug 2001, at 0:41, Per Lindgren wrote: > Jim Adney wrote: > > > As delivered, there is no stress on the cardboard glovebox. The > > problem starts when someone removes the glovebox and then fails to > > reinstall the screw that anchors the release lever plate directly to > > the metal dash. ONLY THEN does the cardboard dash start to suffer. > > But on Beetles? As far as I remember, the Beetles dont have any metal > panel that reinforces the cardboard for the latch mounting. Yes, even on beetles. So many of these important screws have been left out that most people don't know that they were supposed to be there. If you take things apart and look closely you will see where it should go. The screw is a sheet metal screw, and the nut is a Tinnerman nut that slips over a simple tab that sticks forward from the inside of the dash. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe