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Old 11th September 2020, 14:37   #1
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Question 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?

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Old 11th September 2020, 14:38   #2
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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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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?
Hi Blink, I will PM you Terry Shaw's details (TS Autos) as he knows the answer��.

All the best, Nicholas/Zircon

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Old 11th September 2020, 19:14   #4
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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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Hi Blink, I will PM you Terry Shaw's details (TS Autos) as he knows the answer��.

All the best, Nicholas/Zircon
It's that secret is it ???


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Old 12th September 2020, 12:11   #6
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It bolts to the subframe above the steering rack, and the gearchange cables sit on top of it. ....
Doh! So it does - that's the one place I didn't look!



White arrows show the rod. Green arrow - short bend in its hole. Red arrow - loop end secured by screw.




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Hi Blink, I will PM you Terry Shaw's details (TS Autos) as he knows the answer ��.

All the best, Nicholas/Zircon
I'll give Terry a ring but my guess now is it's just a separator/spacer device to stop the rollbar rubbing against the gear change cables.

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




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