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Foovanadil Author

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Can't Re-attach thunderbolt stand

I have removed the stand from my Thunderbolt monitor to place a touch overlay device on the sceen (needed to lay the screen flat facing up to attach the overlay)

Now I am trying to re-attach the stand and the flange that holds the torx screws has gone back inside the monitor. It seems to be locked in the "closed" position at this point.

I can release the latch at the top with a credit card but the flange doesn't come back out. I can't figure out how to get the flange that the torx screws screw into exposed again so I can re-attach the stand.

Any help? I see several other people with this question on the web but no answers. It seems the flange locks in two positions "open" which exposes the screw holes and "closed" where mine is stuck now.

Thanks

Thunderbolt display-OTHER

Posted on May 12, 2013 6:23 PM

21 replies

Jan 22, 2015 3:26 PM in response to Foovanadil

I used a metal corkscrew and turned it into a screw hole. pulled like **** while flipping the top metal bar.

How is it that Apple can claim removing the stand is a warranty violation when they sell a VESA adapter? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD179ZM/A/vesa-mount-adapter-kit-for-imac-andl ed-cinemaor-applethunderbolt-display

mmanor

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8 points

Feb 22, 2015 6:12 AM in response to Foovanadil

I had the very same problem, where the mounting mechanism retracted back inside the back of the display as the latch that locks the mechanism in the "out" position was not engaged properly when I was taking the 8 small screws out.

I used the paperclip method with a pair of needle nose vise-grips and it work no problem. It was a bit difficult to get the right, bent shape of the paperclip to thread it through one of the screw holes of the actual mounting mechanism, and then back around and out of the opening in the back of the display, in order to grab both ends of the paperclip with the vise-grips. I used a regular pair on needle nose pliers to get inside the opening so I could slowly tease the paperclip around and through the opening. Once I had the paperclip threaded properly and had locked the needle nose vise-grips on to the two ends, I needed some help in the form of an extra set of hands to actually pull the mounting mechanism back out; one person to hold the hold screen in place and to use a cut credit card to insert and press the latch release down, and then another set of hands to hold the vise-grips and pull the mounting mechanism back out of the display. I did have to use quite a bit of pulling force to get the mounting mechanism back out and into the locked position.

Pg. 84 here was a good resource. tim.id.au/laptops/apple/displays/led_cinema_display_24.pdf

Then it was easy to reattach the mounting bracket and use the card to release the locking and retract the entire assembly back into the display.

renbible

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Nov 10, 2015 8:55 PM in response to Foovanadil

I used a fishhook through one of the screw holes and pulled it with a pair of pliers. Took a few seconds but worked well. Hope this helps.

no money

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Nov 23, 2015 6:06 PM in response to Foovanadil

thanks for the tip, it worked like a charm

jjmorga

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Feb 12, 2016 9:44 AM in response to Foovanadil

Don't take your Display apart. Fixed mine with a simple home made tool: http://giphy.com/gifs/cinema-display-flange-tool-xT0BKoVwlI7Gb0faE0

Sep 5, 2016 10:43 AM in response to jjmorga

3 guitar strings (left, middle & right) with gardening glove on hand worked for me.

Can't Re-attach thunderbolt stand