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11th September 2020, 14:37 | #1 |
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Mystery No7 (or is it 8)
Does anyone recognise this thing (arrowed)?
It's a small metal rod, about 6-8" long, with a short bend at one end and a loop for a screw/bolt at the other. The bend end goes into a hole in something and the screw/bolt stops it falling out again. The rod actually looks more like this (sort of ). The reason I'm asking is I remember taking it off the car (but I can't remember where from) and now I can't find it. So I don't know what it's called, I don't know what it does, I don't know where it came from and I don't know where it is now. The 1st pic above is from the diagram on this page but the photo that goes with #8 is the wrong photo - that's actually the cable bracket that bolts to the gearbox/diff (i.e. #8 on this page). Are you confused yet? So the question is: what the heck is rod No7 (or is it 8)? And what have I done with it? Last edited by Blink; 11th September 2020 at 14:40.. |
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PS. It's painted black (iirc) and it's from somewhere on the front half of the car.
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It bolts to the subframe above the steering rack, and the gearchange cables sit on top of it.
I covered mine in a split rubber tube, as it was evident the cables were chafing. |
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Found it!
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White arrows show the rod. Green arrow - short bend in its hole. Red arrow - loop end secured by screw. Quote:
Still, at least I haven't thrown it away by accident. NB. I think the descriptions of 7 and 8 on GRID999752 are both wrong. Edit: Here's the thing off the car. A bit longer than I said earlier - it's just under 9 inches. The chunky screw is a Torx T50 btw. At least my sketch is more accurate than MGR's Last edited by Blink; 13th September 2020 at 12:23.. Reason: Pic added |
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