Dorothy, I think you will need to replace a heile coil--I have watched Rod do this on a couple of tech calls. Sorry, it is late and just finished an order --- not sure of the spelling of the darned thing. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <DLCompton@xxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:11 PM Subject: [amayausers] Support Arm Screw Hole - Spring? >I have an interesting situation/problem. The other day I was re-installing > the support arms for the smaller hoops and the outside screw on the left > side > was rather difficult to turn. I tried several times taking it out and > re-trying, finally using a screw driver to do the job (a lot). After > doing my > stitching and needing to put the arms back to the outside position, I went > to > remove said screw and again had to use a screwdriver almost the whole way > but now > I could feel a bit of metal sticking out the top of the hole. Well, I did > what was probably a dumb thing, I tried srewing the screw from the bottom > (don't > ask what I was thinking). Now I have a rather large, spring-like piece of > metal sticking out from the top. After I did my caps, my husband helped me > screw > the arm back on (again, very difficult), which is where I am now. Monday I > will need to move the arm back to the outer edge and I'm afraid of what's > going to happen. Any clues anyone? All the rest of the screw holes are > working > great! > Dorothy Compton > Bee Embroidered > _www.BeeEmbroidered.com_ (http://www.beeembroidered.com/) > (916) 635-7467 > Rancho Cordova, CA > > > > =========================================================== > > The AmayaUsers Mailing List > Website: http://www.amayausers.com > Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list > > =========================================================== =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================