Targa Top Screw
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8th Gear
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From: Rochester New York
Targa Top Screw
1987 4+3 manual trans
So while putting the top back on, in the dark, I placed a screw in the cup holder. It fell into the hole there. I almost got it, but then gone.....
I'm pretty sure it went left (shifter side)
So, should I be worried, or just get another screw?
So while putting the top back on, in the dark, I placed a screw in the cup holder. It fell into the hole there. I almost got it, but then gone.....
I'm pretty sure it went left (shifter side)
So, should I be worried, or just get another screw?
Le Mans Master
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From: Epping NH
If it's a similar design to my 96 they it will just go down the side of the carpet, shouldn't interfere with the transmission. On my 96 it is super easy to take off the middle piece though, not sure if the 87 is just as easy.
Last edited by bac22; Jun 18, 2018 at 08:34 AM.
Racer
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I'm not positive on the layout of the 4+3 under the center plate but on the autos, the bolt could potentially wedge itself somewhere and cause problems. You can get the center plate off pretty easy, maybe 15 minutes. Take the dash bezel off, radio/DIC bezel off, and then the center plate. I would go and find the bolt just because I'd hate to hear it rattling around.
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8th Gear
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From: Rochester New York
I'm not positive on the layout of the 4+3 under the center plate but on the autos, the bolt could potentially wedge itself somewhere and cause problems. You can get the center plate off pretty easy, maybe 15 minutes. Take the dash bezel off, radio/DIC bezel off, and then the center plate. I would go and find the bolt just because I'd hate to hear it rattling around.
Thanks, that is the right thing to do.
Racer
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No problem, I'd just worry that if something on the manual was hinged down there, that you could run into serious trouble. On an auto, you may not be able to shift to park or whatever, but in a manual, you may miss a gear, or get stuck in a gear, and that could end badly.
