Strange spiral problem (coming apart?)

[lurtsman]

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General description: The spiral doesn't seem to be tightly connected. I think these parts might normally be glued, but the glue was weakened during an episode of vandalism. Any ideas? I had this thing partially disassembled for shipping before finding a better solution. I was going to put it back together and noticed that these parts were very loose when I was picking up the machine. Normally These parts are very snug--which is convenient for just putting an arm around the spiral and carrying it around with one arm so you can use the other on doors. This one is no where near that tight.

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[PerformaVending]

That is a pickle. Odds are that during the assembly/disassembly process the glue got loosened like you said. Depending on how much give it has, you could apply some new glue to seal it tight again. My recommendation is Gorilla glue- it's expensive but you don't need much, and you definitely get what you pay for. There may be a better "vending grade" solution, but I'm not sure what that would be. Good luck Lurts, if I find any more information, I'll report it here!

[lurtsman]

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Performa's solution worked. I applied the Gorilla glue and set the pieces, everything works great now.