Screws of Shame, part two

 TL;DR No corrosion allowed

This story is some kind of follow-up to this one from last year. 
In summary, I will always aim at getting rid of any sign of rust on my car. It has to look like it's fresh out of the factory.

On the menu today :

  • tail lights washers under the wheel arches : a pair of crusty flat washers and spring washer on each side.  I got myself a set of 260 stainless steel washers from China for 5€ or so.
  • poppers screws on the boot cover : a strip of 4 rusty screws in plain sight. I got a bag of 50 screws for 2€.
I've also replaced the stainless steel M5 allen bolts of the SPA mirrors with black ones, also in stainless steel. I should definitely share my 3D models for the custom base.

As I got 52mm rubber o-rings in the same parcel as all those screws, I did fit one to the oil catch can, that showed signs of oil at the junction between the body and tank.

At some point that week I also did replace the black nylon nut on the left sidescreen by a genuine brass one, that was ordered with all the parts for the repair.

All that was again done a bit at a time between Sept 20th and Oct 7th. 

On Oct 11th, effin' disgraceful M8 nylstop nuts on the spare wheel carrier were replaced by stainless steel ones too.

 


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