Semi-retired Posted October 9, 2019 Share #1 Posted October 9, 2019 I'd love to take the time to find it myself....but I'm going out of my mind trying to figure out how to return one of the screws in the LID HINGE/BRACKET of my "top box" (or whatever Yamaha calls "the trunk") on my '03 Midnight. I'll include a pic...but hopefully someone whose "screws have also come loose" (no offense intended..LOL) can tell me how to get the BOTTOM ONE tightened up. I can get it into the hole (as the pic shows), but there doesn't seem to be a way to get the chrome bracket OUT OF THE FLIPPIN WAY to get a screwdriver into the head of the screw to tighten it! Tips? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohburn Posted October 9, 2019 Share #2 Posted October 9, 2019 can you detach the bracket from the lid and rotate it out of the way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share #3 Posted October 9, 2019 can you detach the bracket from the lid and rotate it out of the way? You mean like this....... LOL!! Thanks for the tip..... but, it either doesn't work, or I'm doing it all wrong!! :-( I'd hate to think I have to COMPLETELY REMOVE the entire assembly from both TOP AND BOTTOM to get this thing re-attached......but.......it's starting to look that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohburn Posted October 9, 2019 Share #4 Posted October 9, 2019 something like that. worth a shot I guess. I can't quite imagine another way of doing it without looking at mine. I'll check at lunch when I go out to the parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saddlebum Posted October 9, 2019 Share #5 Posted October 9, 2019 I see there is a stop at the bottom of the rod. is it a fixed stop or movable so you can slide the rod out of the slide. Also the pivot pin at the top is it removable so that you can again move it from the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpencerPJ Posted October 9, 2019 Share #6 Posted October 9, 2019 Here are some links to various pdf files https://www.venturerider.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?91-Manuals-Guides-Parts-Diagrams-Etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
van avery Posted October 12, 2019 Share #7 Posted October 12, 2019 https://labs.trunkful.com/vrmanuals/index.cfm Try this link for thee manuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #8 Posted October 16, 2019 something like that. worth a shot I guess. I can't quite imagine another way of doing it without looking at mine. I'll check at lunch when I go out to the parking lot. After a couple of good nights' sleep, I went at it again, and.........amazing what a little lower frustration level will do!! I DID have the three screws on the UPPER end of the bracket (that screw into the LID of the trunk) undone and, YES, that allowed me to jockey the entire bracket/slide assembly into a position where the screw-head of the "errant" Philips screw on the small, rotating bracket attached to the slide/guide was then (barely) visible and accessible for tightening. Trust me.....I put a BIG DOLLOP of LOCTITE on EVERYTHING!! :-) Thanks, guys for helping me 'get calm' and win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Du-Rron Posted October 16, 2019 Share #9 Posted October 16, 2019 Trust me.....I put a BIG DOLLOP of LOCTITE on EVERYTHING!! :-) Loctite within 5 miles of ABS will destroy it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semi-retired Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share #10 Posted October 16, 2019 Loctite within 5 miles of ABS will destroy it.... Well now.........you're warning certainly seems to match your avatar.................!!! LOLOL I guess what your TRYING to tell me is that our saddle/trunk bags/luggage.........are all made of ABS???? Who knew! OK. Gotcha. I'll have a look and make sure it ONLY got to the threads of the involved screws and bolts. If my plastic panels start to dissolve.........at least I'll know why! Thanks for the "pre"-explanation! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kohburn Posted October 16, 2019 Share #11 Posted October 16, 2019 Loctite within 5 miles of ABS will destroy it.... or at least direct contact, doesn't take long to make it brittle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vzuden Posted October 17, 2019 Share #12 Posted October 17, 2019 Use a little dab of silicone caulk. It will dry to a rubbery consistency and keep the bolt from loosening but still allow future deliberate removal. Biggest benefit is it saves your plastic (ABS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karaboo Posted October 17, 2019 Share #13 Posted October 17, 2019 Get some Vibra-Tite. You can get it from McMaster Carr. It is safe around all plastic types. Sent from my LM-V405 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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