I've been revitalizing my MSF, and had quite a tough time getting the plastics off their supporting posts. The holes drilled in the plastics for the posts are an exceedingly tight fit. I think this tight fit has lead to some buckling of some plastics. Does anyone know if this is a characteristic of DE/Sega games? They just seem way too tight, to the point where I am afraid I'll crack a plastic just trying to force it back onto its post.
I plan on drilling slightly bigger holes in the plastics before reassembly, both to make the job easier and to give the plastics a little "wiggle room" for expansion, and hopefully avoid further buckling. Anybody got any thoughts on the best way to do this? How big the hole should be? I do have a drill press, and will back up my drill hole with some wood while drilling.