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Fender washers and great SAAB fasteners.... Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 12:50:25 In Reply to: Re: Baling wire, duct tape, and the new 9-5, LesH, Fri, 23 Jul 2010 06:47:48 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
I replaced my jury-rigged baling wire holding the exhasut pipe heat shied today with fender washers. The original SAAB fasteners, after 10 years and 280,000 miles of use on winter salted roads easily turned off using just a nut driver! OK, one of them neeede a single shot of PB Blast but I was still impressed!
I installed both neoprene and stainless steel fender washers - car body, neoprene fender washer, heat shield, neoprene fender washer, SS fender washer, nut. I did this to the rear most four nuts (two each side) securing the center exhaust pipe heat shield since the front four still looked fine.
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_______________________________________ Saabs owned: 2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles 2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver 2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022 1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project 2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
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