Drink holder kepps coming loose

[gururug]

Guys, my drink holder heeps coming loose.

It's one of those alloy ones (I think its too stiff so putting the bottle in and out places too much force on it)

What should I do?;

-Use locktite
-Get some of those teethy washers / rubber ones
-Use a plastic holder
-Other

Thanks in advance.

[europa]

Toothed washers'd do it. If it's tight, you can bend it to make it less tight - my son's has that trouble which is bizarre considering that bottles all tend to be more or less the same size.

Richard

[sogood]

Doesn't make sense. Is the thread worn on the bolt?

[mikesbytes]

Is it pulling out of the screws, or are the screws coming loose?

Burn plenty of Glycogen
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[europa]

I can understand it. When you consider that a drink bottle holder's mounts aren't a snug fit around the bolt, and then that the drink bottle itself is a very tight fit, it's not hard to imagine the cage being pulled around and moved slightly everytime he pulls the bottle out. This would soon lead to a screw loosening and from there ... well, it'll work itself sloppy in no time.

Richard

[Mulger bill]

Never heard of that one before

Toothed or spring eashers should sort it.

Shaun

[gururug]

Yes, richard is right, the aloy doesnt flex much and the bottles tightish. Ive done the screws as tight as they will go without over tightening (actually you hear some faint cracking (i think its the paint around the screws)) so i didnt want to tighten any further. Add to this that its a compact fram which doesnt give me much room to manouvre the bottle in. Maybe i'm better off buying all my gear from Japan. They might make stuff that is better suited to smaller people

I have a plastic holder handy so I'll swap it out for that and see if it helps. (no toothed screws handy )

Anyways thanks for the help, I think I will be able to fix now



Sometimes the most effective solution is not the most obvious one!

[Mr888]

Might be a bit unorthodox, but try wrapping (sparingly) some plumber's teflon tape or tape seal around the thread of the screw (around $0.50 per roll). It makes plumbing joints water tight, so it should work just as well here.

[gururug]

Smart thinking 99. I mean 88 (don't know why I didn't think of this earlier?)