Originally Posted by noisebeam
Interesting. I was just fooling with the arrangement of washers two days ago to try and get better tightening. I failed.
I need to get parts to do it right as it needs an manual adjustment after every bump in the road.
I just thought of two more things to try: reversing the direction of the bolt through the bracket, so pushing forward (as when hitting a bump) tightens the housing instead of loosening it; also, rubberizing the surfaces with electricians tape or anti-lapping (roughening) the surfaces so they get better purchase...