repair of water draining cap / plug

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• May 22, 2023

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I took out a water draining cap in the floor and suddenly all the pieces fell apart. A small axle fell somewhere, probably in the grass. I tried to “fish” it with a strong magnet, with the help of 4 eyes, to no avail!

Then I took out the other cap at the drivers’ side, to see how that axle looked, and saw a some hollow metallic axles, probably aluminium.

Therefore I had to do my first repair: I replaced the axle by a nail!

In the picture below you can see in the upper left corner a complete mounted plug, and around this one 4 of the 5 components of the other plug (the fifth being the lost axle).

 

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• May 22, 2023

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Jean Mercier said:

I took out a water draining cap in the floor and suddenly all the pieces fell apart. A small axle fell somewhere, probably in the grass. I tried to “fish” it with a strong magnet, with the help of 4 eyes, to no avail!

Then I took out the other cap at the drivers’ side, to see how that axle looked, and saw a some hollow metallic axles, probably aluminium.

Therefore I had to do my first repair: I replaced the axle by a nail!

In the picture below you can see in the upper left corner a complete mounted plug, and around this one 4 of the 5 components of the other plug (the fifth being the lost axle).

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You need a new roll pin (can also be called spring pin)
uk ebay link

 

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• May 22, 2023

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Thank you so much for taking your cara apart, just to share with us how it has been built in detail.

 

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• May 22, 2023

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Other than that the stopper looks to be substantial.

 

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• May 23, 2023

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A couple of old photos of them, early ones looked like part metal:

 

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• May 23, 2023

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DCPU said:

A couple of old photos of them, early ones looked like part metal:
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That floor metal thickness looks very reassuringly robust.

 

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• May 23, 2023

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@Jean Mercier, I found a drainage plug in the boot near the rear doors whilst cleaning out dog puke. My little monster decided to puke down the latch hole and I had to remove the door edge trim to clean out. Saw the drainage plug - does it screw out? Or do I just lift the little flap and pull up. It didn't seem to want to come out just pulling it up.

 

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• May 23, 2023

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Lift lever and pull. If it's a bit tight then try rotating it a little to break the "sticktion" of the rubber o ring on what looks like the metal rim.

A smear of silicone grease on the o ring before replacing wouldn't go amiss, as would wiping down the mating surface and ensuring it's free from any debris.

 

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• May 23, 2023

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It is indeed mainly pulling