Thinkpad pointing stick part replacement

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You simply need to replace the keyboard. Takes around 10 seconds to
do.

On 5 Aug 2004 13:56:42 -0700, cardinal91@gmail.com (Chris) wrote:

>When the trackpoint cap on my Thinkpad A21m recently popped off, I
>discovered the black plastic piece onto which the cap attaches is
>cracked in two (and obviously no longer affixed to the post).
>
>I stuffed the two pieces back into the cap and put it back onto the
>pointing stick post. The trackpoint still works OK but it feels a wee
>bit loose and I'm concerned the two broken pieces will eventually be
>an issue or the cap/plastic combo will fall off and get lost.
>
>I've scoured the Web and been through all kinds of manuals trying to
>figure out if that plastic piece is part of the keyboard (and thus I
>could replace the keyboard if it came to that, which I've been
>considering for a while anyway because most of the letter labels have
>chipped off) or some random part that I have little hope of finding a
>replacement for.
>
>Anyone know if this little piece is part of the keyboard assembly, or
>if there's another way to replace it? It's a squarish black plastic
>piece that sits atop the pointing stick itself underneath the red
>trackpoint cap, probably was once semi-permanently affixed and is the
>part that wiggles atop the stick.
>
>Thanks for any help or advice.