remember reading about a thread that describes how to fix a broken VIAS. It also talks about a visual inspection involving a rod rotating when VIAS opens up...where is this rod? can someone show a pic of whats happening here?
thanks

 

http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....7&page=5&pp=40

i believe on that page middle of the way down it shows a picture of where to fix it. just start that thread back up instead of make a new one here.

 

I still can't get the bottom screw off of mine, any suggestions?

 

i've gone through that one already...somewhere it mentioned that you can see the rod twisting when the VIAS is actuated..but couldnt find it on the car...looked several times.

 

See if this helps:

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/763858/5

There are more VIAs write-ups in the Stickies - How To's.

 

Good luck trying to get those screws off, I only managed to get one off and the other one at the top started to fall apart I can only imagine how difficult the lower screws are to remove.

 

impact driver or a drill with the correct bit size... and you got to press into the screws... it was PITA so i just replaced them with some awesome home depot screws.