In a message dated 6/12/06 10:03:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, felder@KNOLOGY.NET writes:
> The magic cost a lot of money when I replaced mine. The mojo is in > the spring catch at the bottom and is available from the dealer only > as far as I know. > > You can get to it by popping the plastic bullet off the ends of the > hinge screws at the top and then removing the screws. Once you can > move the table around, you can make it come loose at the bottom. > Assembly is the reverse of removal, as they say. Just check for fit > before you put the top hinges back together or you may have the same > problem again. > > what he said. tho once in the past, on a long since gone carat, i let my temper get the best of me after repeated attempts to "press table" as the little oe sticker states.. sat on floor, feet firmly placed on lower right corner of wallpanel by table, and fingers curled under the lower right lip of table... and gave a fierce yank... ripped the little latch screws right out of the formica table back.. replaced it with some industrial velcro, and never had a stuck table after that... ps, i'd try felder's idea first :<) chris |
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