Loose BBS cap

Post Sun Sep 18, 2016 9:32 pm

Was driving down the road earlier and my BBS cap decided to come off..

All 4 are fairly loose and i was just wondering if there was a way to repair these?

Post Mon Sep 19, 2016 4:31 pm

This may help or give a view on how broken yours is

http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=190489

Post Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:05 pm

Yeh seems a good idea but mine are rattling when they are in the locked postion and when turned they will actually go past the locked postionlike a knackered thread/screw would do

Post Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:19 pm

The locking bits are shown in the link, and yours are worn or broken.
Cheap solution is a blob of silicon rubber in the mechanism before you fit them. They'll still undo with the proper tool.

Post Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:38 pm

And if you do decide to do the mod with the grub screws, drill the hole from the outer surface, not inside as in the link.

Post Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:05 pm

probably wont bother with the mod as it will be pointless as they turn past the locking point

Ok i have some mastic in the shed so will use a blob on each.... It seems a bit cowboy but it will do for now until i think of a permanant solution

Andy

Post Mon Sep 26, 2016 12:55 am

I stuck some cardboard between the plastic locking cams. Stopped them rattling and it's held them on for 6 months 5k miles so far. Didn't want to glue/drill anything.