40 year old Ziebart is a @#$%

Wash with lacquer thinner, wipe out paint tray, redo.... many times.

Finally.... rusty metal

detail of plastic threaded insert. It has a clear rubber boot to keep the water out.

boot in place

Substitute for a failed nylon adjuster nut

Here is the working one(covered in etching primer):

As the screw turns the light casing moves. Lithium grease helps lube the plastic. I never chased the threads yet.

Here is the broken one

Details of the broken fastener

Solution: Ace Hardware SAE nutsert and am M6 1.0mm tap.

Taps easy... the one in foreground is tapped and is now metric

Fits nicely

Done!

In loverly etching primer... will be painted metallic grey like the powder coating

Edited October 13, 201113 yr by Blue