How to fix a shifted top plate

[Lifted2000Ford4x4]

oh kicker.

[Purplehaze]

oh kicker.

Oh Kicker what?

Please don't come in here cluttering up this thread w/ Kicker hating. I don't really wanna hear it. Not just from you, but EVERYONE.

Pretty sure I caused this by using too much lacquer thinner to clean it with.

Besides, I'm really sick of hearing all of the Kicker bashing. They are the most successful car audio company ever, period.

I'm sorry, but there is a lot of cheap ass junk out there that's a whole lot worse than Kicker. I just don't understand why everyone hates them so much.

It's like a trend; one person says they suck, so 50 million other young know-it-all punks agree with whatever they hear online. SMH...

Guess what people: Kicker does not suck. Is it the absolute best? HELL NO. But is it the absolute worst? HELL NO.

Plus the people there are actually helpful, unlike other popular internet companies who just want your money, and don't really care if you are getting what you need or not. Cough ....(DC Audio)....

I apologize for the rant; just tired of all the hating for nothing. I just wish people would keep their negativity to themselves. If you hate Kicker, fine, don't buy it. It's not cool to constantly bash stuff that other people like.

[Berries53]

I used to have a solo x 12 in a 6cub ported box and that thing slammed. I've always liked kicker. And your right they arent the best company out there but they defiantly not the worst lol

[Dwn4BassAlan]

oh kicker.

Oh Kicker what?

Please don't come in here cluttering up this thread w/ Kicker hating. I don't really wanna hear it. Not just from you, but EVERYONE.

Pretty sure I caused this by using too much lacquer thinner to clean it with.

Besides, I'm really sick of hearing all of the Kicker bashing. They are the most successful car audio company ever, period.

I'm sorry, but there is a lot of cheap ass junk out there that's a whole lot worse than Kicker. I just don't understand why everyone hates them so much.

It's like a trend; one person says they suck, so 50 million other young know-it-all punks agree with whatever they hear online. SMH...

Guess what people: Kicker does not suck. Is it the absolute best? HELL NO. But is it the absolute worst? HELL NO.

Plus the people there are actually helpful, unlike other popular internet companies who just want your money, and don't really care if you are getting what you need or not. Cough ....(DC Audio)....

I apologize for the rant; just tired of all the hating for nothing. I just wish people would keep their negativity to themselves. If you hate Kicker, fine, don't buy it. It's not cool to constantly bash stuff that other people like.

Yeah, wtf. Like this is gonna sound really weird but one of the most pounding systems I've ever heard, for those kids at school who had no idea what they're doing, was a single CVX 15" in a sealed box in a PRIUS for all that lol. There's no doubt they bump, they're just not the best is all, but most certainly not the worst, far far far from it.

[cat man]

http://www.caraudioclassifieds.org/forum/tutorials-quick-references/61944-how-realign-top-plate.html

[STEvil]

The top plate is usually glued in place.

It is an inferior and poor practice that few manufacturers have thought to change and this the result, unfortunately.

[Purplehaze]

http://www.caraudioclassifieds.org/forum/tutorials-quick-references/61944-how-realign-top-plate.html

Thanks! That is exactly what I needed to see.

The top plate is usually glued in place.

It is an inferior and poor practice that few manufacturers have thought to change and this the result, unfortunately.

No doubt! I know from now on I will be much more careful when cleaning the motors.

Pretty sure I had a part in it coming loose, used too much lacquer thinner. But hey, I'm sure that it was poorly glued as well.

[alsa2009]

Did this happen to the motor you just got?

[Purplehaze]

Did this happen to the motor you just got?

Yes, this was the second motor I have bought. The first one is still a ok.

Pretty sure this is a blessing in disguise... more on this later.

[Purplehaze]

So the fix is underway! Check it out.

After studying the link cat man gave us, I now know exactly how this is done.
First thing is to remove the top plate. This is done using longer bolts. So first I had to find the bolts.
Only ones they had at fastenal were these. So I had to finish threading them.



Everything ready to go





All 8 bolts threaded and ready



So now to just screw them in to the original basket holes.



You gotta slowly screw them down little by little. I really took my time, but still had two of them break on me.



Getting there, slowly but surely!



Finally ready to pull. First, I secure the bottom of the assembly (very very carefully b/c ferrite breaks easily!) to the board, then move it to the grass just in case....



But taking my time paid off, and everything worked out fine! Came right off.







So normally all you would do now is clean off the glue, put in the right shims (which I still need), and re-install the same way, only taking the bolts out, letting the plate back down in the exact right spot. Which is exactly what I am going to do. But...
I got to thinking... why not use this time to explore some other possible modification options? So that's what I am doing, cant tell ya too much yet. Don't wanna look like a stupid ass, or give away a killer idea possibility.

But I will post up some pics of this motor going back together, I promise
Stay tuned! And thank for lookin', and especially for all the help so far!