windshield retainer screws

[Ron Shannon]

The good news is the windshield is mounted and generally looks great, with
one exception. I'm using the factory-provided dual flanged metal strips for
the side and top windshield retainers, with the wide flange to the rear, and
screw holes through the wide flange. The screw heads are at quite an angle
to the rear flange, which is itself at an angle to fuse, of course. Because
they're at quite an angle, the screw head edges are only loading the forward
side of the wide flange bearing surface.

Any suggestions for getting the screw heads to sit flatter on the flange? I
have seen this same configuration on other Rebels where the screw heads seem
to draw down quite flat on the rear flange, but haven't figured out how to
do it. (I have a hunch this shouldn't be a mystery, but concocting mysteries
where there shouldn't be any is one of the few things I do well.)

With regular head screws (i.e., not truss head) on top of nylon washers, the
head-to-flange angle looks a little better, but the only other option I can
think of that might work would be to custom bend a Z-step retainer like some
others have used.

Ron
254R




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