During my tear down, the jam latch was frozen so bad I had to take a propane torch to it and melt the plastic away so I could get a a good grab on the phillips screw heads with vise grips. Yes, I mangled those big phillips screw slots. During heating, I heard a clunk, and then the nut back plate disappeared into the jam cavity! I believe it was soldered in there.
How am I going to get it out? I suppose I have to cut a hole somewhere. I do have the gas tank out, so I have access to the back of the jam, but even if I get it out how to put back in? A BIG hole I guess. Grrr. I could use rivnuts but the holes have to be the right size for them to fit tight.
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