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Old 03-26-2004, 04:54 AM   #17
Mark
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Default Re:Rust on new models

I think rusty bolts, washers and nuts are inevitable...even with stainless steel hardware. Most of the fastening points are mating an aluminiun substrate with a steel fastener. I'm no metalurgist but I think there is an electrochemical reaction between different metals.

We noticed this when we were shopping and had our dealer arrange to have the factory replace all the rusty hardware (along with some other problems we noticed) as part of our purchase contract. That's been a year now and over the winter the rust has returned in a few places. We would be interested in any ideas to solve this.

Mark and Mary Ann in NC
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