Looking to pull this board out of my Stern Star Trek. It wont budge after I pull out the nuts -- what am I missing? Pull harder?
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#2 4 years ago

GPE

G-P-E

GPE

Omaha, NE

13y 76,800 2,778 4

Looks like #6 standoffs with #8 screws.

#3 4 years ago

JAE

isJ

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

10y 83,050 1,628 3 12

Not sure what that means, unfortunately :/

I unscrewed the bolts, but something is still holding it on. I am missing something (obviously) but idk what?

#4 4 years ago

LTG

Pinside member

Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,991 24 7

I'd slide a plastic straw or something under it, to see if it's glued to something. Not likely.

It appears the plastic standoff is holding onto the bolt. Won't pull off easy.

LTG : )

#5 4 years ago

JAE

isJ

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

10y 83,050 1,628 3 12

I took a pliers and kind of turned the standoffs from behind, they all rotate, but I can't get the board to budge at all -- should just pull straight forward I would assume, but it literally won't move a millimeter.

Weird.

Maybe I'll blast the bolts w WD40, lol.

#6 4 years ago

LTG

Pinside member

Hopkins, MN

12y 191K 56,991 24 7

OP
Quoted from isJ:
should just pull straight forward I would assume, but it literally won't move a millimeter.

Think of it like a baby. They go in easier than they come out.

LTG : )

#7 4 years ago

JAE

isJ

Pinside member

Minneapolis, MN

10y 83,050 1,628 3 12

Looks like I'll just beat the shit out of the standoff like this guy: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/pcb-removal-

#8 4 years ago

GPE

G-P-E

GPE

Omaha, NE

13y 76,800 2,778 4

The standoffs they used are sized for #6 screws, the screws they used are #8's.
No graceful way to recover from that one other than using brute force.

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