A little help from the wise ones please

Having Problems with your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT? or have some Maintenance and Service questions?
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Batfastard
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A little help from the wise ones please

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Hi. Had noticed the lid on my top case never seemed to close properly, driving my ocd mad lol. Checking to day I noticed one part of the locking mechanism was not working. So, went to remove the inner section on the case but for the life of me I cannot work out how to get it out. Have removed all the screws that I can see but must be missing something. Seems to be secured at the handle side. Any ideas?
k2steve
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Post by k2steve »

You could try spraying some silicone spray or penetrating oil to free-up the mechanism by exercising the latch till it frees up. Good luck.
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Randyjaco
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Post by Randyjaco »

I would use silicon spray rather than penetrating oil. Penetrating oil frequently has acetone in it. Acetone and plastic don't get along well :(
Uncle Brad
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Post by Uncle Brad »

Not sure which case you have but i found this vid after wrestling with my top box months ago. Hope it helps. Cheers from Eastern Canada! 🇨🇦

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