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Graeme43
Aug 8, 2010, 09:21 AM
Hey, my Mac Pro from 2007, week 11 seems to be having the handle come apart and I cant manage to push it back in! :confused: Is there anything I can do to fix this like glue or something?
:rolleyes:
Thanks :D
TheBritishBloke
Aug 8, 2010, 09:27 AM
Open it up and take a look? Glue would probably just ruin the finish.
you39
Aug 8, 2010, 02:46 PM
Hey, my Mac Pro from 2007, week 11 seems to be having the handle come apart and I cant manage to push it back in! :confused: Is there anything I can do to fix this like glue or something?
:rolleyes:
Thanks :D
How did that happen? Is that the top handle or the bottom handle?
Graeme43
Aug 8, 2010, 03:35 PM
its the bottom handle lol i didnt know another word for it, its just become separated over time i guess, it looks like somethings came loose inside the gap :confused: mac still works fine :apple:
you39
Aug 8, 2010, 04:05 PM
its the bottom handle lol i didnt know another word for it, its just become separated over time i guess, it looks like somethings came loose inside the gap :confused: mac still works fine :apple:
That's strange, really. Never thought this could get loose in just 3 years. Perhaps there was something wrong in the first place? Some screw that got loose inside?
Graeme43
Aug 8, 2010, 04:09 PM
I dont even know if i can get into that part, it requires taking out just about everything! I'll have to try it when i get some free time and see if there is something to tighten. It would help if someone knew :) i can push it back to shape but it just goes back to sticking out if i let go
ta:D
donw35
Aug 8, 2010, 06:35 PM
if the machine is working fine best thing to do is leave it alone. no need in taking this apart and something else stop working...
lemonade-maker
Aug 8, 2010, 07:21 PM
You should fix that. Screw is coming loose or fell out. You may get an idea from this...
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=190146
UltraNEO*
Aug 9, 2010, 02:39 AM
Hey, my Mac Pro from 2007, week 11 seems to be having the handle come apart and I cant manage to push it back in! :confused: Is there anything I can do to fix this like glue or something?
:rolleyes:
Thanks :D
Dude, inside the case there are a number of Torx screws holding the 'handle' to the body of the case. I can only imagine those screws have since come loose... Did you try tightening them using a mini Torx wrench? Unfortunately, you might have to dissemble parts of the machine to get at those screws.
Here's a link to someone's awesome G5 case mod,
it'll probably give you some idea as to how the MacPro case is assembled:
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/10/apple-core-duo-by-cyprio/outer01.jpg
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/10/28/apple-core-duo-by-cyprio/1
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