SD Slot not locking card in

[cycloid]

Think it may have gotten sand in during a trip to the beach, and now SD cards dont click into place, and the unit doesnt recognise them, i took the back off and cant see anything obvious or bent pins. Dont suppose anyone has any advice before i give up on it?

[enigma1nz]

The locking mechanism for your card reader is a small spring that is attached to a metallic pin inside the card reader itself. The way it works, obviously, is it latches on the way in and lets go when the card is pushed again. Can be 2 things - either you pushed a card in with too much force and broke (disloged) the pin, or the spring became detached. The only way to fix it is by opening and re-assembling the card reader, however, the metallic outer cover is difficult to remove and place back, I suggest you discuss the matter with a technician.

[kuppazki]

i just ripped te whole locking mechanism away :D