Yet another thing to attend to in my quest to make my Savage last as long as I will be riding (only about another 27 years or so).....sigh.
I hope this is the piece y'all are talking about:
Although I could see very little wear, I decided to apply the same fix I do to lots of things that are wearing from vibratory rubbing....and that is to apply
UHMW polyethylene tape (I suggest the stuff with the "Super-Bond Adhesive") to the problem area:
Although you really can't see it in the photo, I looped the tape all the way through the rectangular holes and to the underside of the chromed plastic bracket.
Well, tape in hand, I looked for other trouble spots. Found one on the tool bag:
In particular, the metal snap on the plastic tool bag had been rubbing on
something (not sure what, though).
A little of the magic tape, a (admittedly ragged and sloppy) trim job, and I'm back in business:
End of problem, real or imagined.
Thanks for the heads-up, youz!