As the topic name suggests, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and could really use your help!
My APC40 came outta my carry-bag with the fader AND the metal shaft seperate from the main unit - much like what happened to D K (http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=124493), however, in my case, the metal shaft seems to have taken some of it's plastic base (which would have been attached to the main board) with it!
Desperate to DIY fix-it as soon as possible, I followed the methods posted by Illum on another thread to get into the unit. That proved successful, however, following removal of all the silver screws supposedly holding the mainboard to the top panel of the apc casing, I can't seem to pry them apart from each other (gently of course) in order to get to the topside of the mainboard
Something seems to be holding it strongly on the right side of the unit (where the macro control / pan / send knobs are), contrary to the clip launch grid side.The only reason I thought that I should sort this myself is that it seems like a relatively quick and simple thing fix, and I can hardly justify sending the unit off if it's going to take weeks to get back! (I live in Malaysia and I'd imagine this would require a fair bit of hassle, plus cost a fair bit to safely ship it off for repair to God-knows-where).
But, either way, I'm definitely stuck at this point. Any idea what I should do? What are my options?
It is just 3 months old and I've literally only played 9 gigs with it. I'm really disappointed with the build quality of this unit
Even my shitty x-session pro faders took a better beating. 
Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts. Cheers.
-Frustrated from KL
I guess it's for the better.