The space bar stabilizer can be a bit tricky to assemble properly. With that in mind, I took a few pictures to document the process. The stabilizer comes with five pieces: a wire bar, two mounting tabs, and two riser tabs.
The two mounting tabs and the two riser tabs need to be assembled. They are not keyed but there is a right way and wrong way to assemble them. The assembly on the left in this picture is correct. The riser tab should be free to move all the way out of the mounting tab. The assembly on the right is incorrect, and does not allow for full travel of the riser tab.
Once the mounting tab and riser tab are assembled together, you will need to insert the assembly into the PCB. The "peg" portion goes to the smaller hole and the "clip" to the larger hole. you will notice an opening on the side of the assembly which will face to the edge of the board. Placing the "clip" into the larger hole, and push the "peg" into the smaller hole. You should feel a soft "click" when it snaps into place.
Once both assemblies are snapped into place you can insert the wire bar into the opening and snap the wire bar into the retaining clip.
After doing both sides, you are ready to place the spacebar keycap on top. Just make sure that the pegs for both assemblies and the keyboard switch are properly inserted into the slots on the underside of the keycap!
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