YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT! - IT WAS THE DUSTCAP (Treo SSX's)

[kowboy 10+ year member]

Well...A week or so ago, my treo's started rattling ( http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=199765 ) and it was scaring the **** outta me. I really thought something was wrong. Well, you guys were right. It was just the stinkin' dustcap. And it finally came all the way off today (with a little help, of course).

My question is this: What can I use to glue the dustcap back on? Do I have to use ca glue (or whatever it's called)? Is there any glue that I could buy at home depot that would work just as good? Or should I not half-step, and order the right stuff? Will it hurt to play it w/out the dustcap? Obviously I'd hate for something to fall down in there, but other than that, would it be OK? A little help plz? Oh, and what the hell is all that yellow glue in there?

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[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

ca is just super glue w/ acclerator

epoxy works well too

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

how do subs sound with cap off?

 

[baseballer1100 5,000+ posts]

Sweet.

 

[PowerNaudio 10+ year member]

some subs incorporate the dust cap as part of the cooling system of the sub, dont know if that is used on this sub.

 

[BASSMEKANIK 10+ year member]

my csx's did the same thing and omg they sounded like chit... i thought the coil was gone on the one that started leaking first. but it was just the dust cap. i glued them back one with some ca and there good as new.

 

[djman37 5,000+ posts]

hobby lobby sells CA glue and accelerator AND de-bonder. only clear though. I've been to HD, lowes, and michaels looking for it with no luck.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

cuz they dont sell ca lol

 

[kowboy 10+ year member]

my csx's did the same thing and omg they sounded like chit... i thought the coil was gone on the one that started leaking first. but it was just the dust cap. i glued them back one with some ca and there good as new.

Oh yeah? *leaves to go and get some krazy glue from 7-eleven* -Thx.

 

[Megalomaniac 5,000+ posts]

ur Krazy

 

[xtremebassjunky 10+ year member]

so no more probs with the sub?

if so thats great.

i know it sux to have things mess up...

 

[LinxuS 10+ year member]

Glad you finally found the problem //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

Should be an easy fix, so I say make some vids when you get it fixed!

 

[kowboy 10+ year member]

Yeah....other than the rattling, the subs are great. I just glued the dustcap on tonight. I'll let you all know tomorrow how it holds up. Thx all.

 

[xluben 10+ year member]

same thing happened to me.

man did they sound bad when they were loose!

dust cap repair:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190145

eventually got new dust caps:

http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194887

btw, did the CA glue leave any of that white residue?

i went with good (on ngsm's recommendation) to avoid that

 

[SixthFloorFreak 10+ year member]

CA glue on dustcaps is retarded IMO...Goop is where its at. Goop will hold long after a CA'd dustcap gives up the ghost, and it doesn't leave that white residue from the accelerator