Re: [WARNING} Bad Apple II drives on www.ebay.com

[quadrajet1@aol.com (Quadrajet1)]

>Jim Maricondo asked:
>
>>I also purchased a 3.5" drive recently on eBay (from someone else) and it
>>also had difficulty getting disks inserted due to bad mounting.  Perhaps
>>this is a problem with many older drives?  I plan on taking the drive apart
>>to fix it when I get a chance...  However, it is unfortunate that the
>>listers do not always describe the condition accurately...
>
>I hate to say it, but the usual way for the drive mounting to get out
>of whack is for someone to take it apart and reassemble it incorrectly.
>
>-michael

   It's been a while, but the top lid of the drives has to set on top of the
drive in a little groove, then the top and drive sets in the bottom part of the
case.  I think that's how them drives were assembled.  If you set the drive in
the bottom part, then put the lid on top, it won't seat right, and the drive
slot does not align.

Raymond