BLUF: That little pin #11 doesn't seem to want to move back far enough for me to reinstall that little rectangular-with-cutout locking tongue thing (that doesn't seem to have a part number or be on this diagram), regardless of key position. What gives? How do I get it further back?
More detail: When I was reinstalling my gauge cluster my dumb ass forgot to put the key back in BEFORE putting the wheel BACK ON (I thought it was only needed for removing) so it locked in place. I used the angular pulling + key insertion trick to get the bugger free again to install the trim pieces, but the tab thingy was stuck at an angle and I had to eventually wiggle it free to actually drive my car. It's fine now and works without the lock but given the ease with which E30s can be stolen I'd rather have it working again. Thing is when I try to put it back that sping loaded pin thing just will *not* move far back enough for me to get the groove that's cut into the tab aligned properly. Key position and presence doesn't seem to matter, and I gave the piece a very light sanding to ensure it wasn't binding on anything after I yanked it the first time. Is there something dumb I'm missing? Neither the Bentley nor factory BMW manuals cover this as far as I could tell and there's like one very grainy youtube video that even shows the bits I'm talking about (the yellow square is the locking tongue thing I mean) but it doesn't say how to fix it. I've tried pushing longitudinally on the pin with a screwdriver, light taps on the screwdriver with a mallet (not heavy because I don't wanna break anything worse), wiggling stuff around, no dice.
Not the end of the world but it'd be nice to get working again.
More detail: When I was reinstalling my gauge cluster my dumb ass forgot to put the key back in BEFORE putting the wheel BACK ON (I thought it was only needed for removing) so it locked in place. I used the angular pulling + key insertion trick to get the bugger free again to install the trim pieces, but the tab thingy was stuck at an angle and I had to eventually wiggle it free to actually drive my car. It's fine now and works without the lock but given the ease with which E30s can be stolen I'd rather have it working again. Thing is when I try to put it back that sping loaded pin thing just will *not* move far back enough for me to get the groove that's cut into the tab aligned properly. Key position and presence doesn't seem to matter, and I gave the piece a very light sanding to ensure it wasn't binding on anything after I yanked it the first time. Is there something dumb I'm missing? Neither the Bentley nor factory BMW manuals cover this as far as I could tell and there's like one very grainy youtube video that even shows the bits I'm talking about (the yellow square is the locking tongue thing I mean) but it doesn't say how to fix it. I've tried pushing longitudinally on the pin with a screwdriver, light taps on the screwdriver with a mallet (not heavy because I don't wanna break anything worse), wiggling stuff around, no dice.
Not the end of the world but it'd be nice to get working again.
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