Hard Drive Sled/Caddy Problem - screws/washers?

One of my hard drive sleds (after changing up HDDs a few times) is starting to give me trouble.
The plastic thing that sits beneath the screw is basically damaged by use, which I think this is causing it to not align properly with the mobo, (i've tried this sled with two confirmed working HDDs) - screw seems fine.
As oppose to coughing up £20 to buy a new sled (seriously?) - I wonder if anyone could recommend me what I need to buy to replace the screws and the plastic thing that the screw sits on top of.
Attached image shows where grey plastic thing (washer?) in question no longer stacks up (it's the one you see first, doesn't go through all the way)
Please let me know if you need more info
Thank you!

Of course I cannot see what condition the washer is in from your photo.
But have you taken the drive off, removed the screw competely, and tried to position the washer so that it has some rubber on each side of the sled?
If that does not work, those screws are not really available for less than the US$30 price of a new Apple sled. And most third-party sleds do not use those washers at all.
So what you should do is improvise. Perhaps you could cut a small piece of some sort of rubber sheet (a rubber "jar opener", perhaps) and drill a hole in the center to place between the drive and the sled.

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