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Jul 14, 2018 | 05:17 PM

brian withrow

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Mystery Part

Does anyone know what this or if it even belongs to a 1984 Corvette? I found it on the garage floor and have no clue. The rubber boot slides off. One end is a threaded nut. The other end is nothing.

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Jul 14, 2018 | 05:32 PM

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Check your brake calipers. May not belong to a Corvette but looks like a caliper type bolt.

Jul 15, 2018 | 11:26 PM

brian withrow

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The car is getting painted. I'll check out the brakes when I get it back. Thanks.

Jul 16, 2018 | 09:09 AM

TBSS/85vette

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That looks like a caliper slide pin

Jul 16, 2018 | 09:36 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by FASTAZU

Check your brake calipers. May not belong to a Corvette but looks like a caliper type bolt.

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Originally Posted by TBSS/85vette

That looks like a caliper slide pin

I'm with these guys and I'd likely check the car before retrieving it from the shop. If it has internal threads on the open end it's very likely from your car or maybe was lying upon the frame rail or something and just found it's way to the floor.

Here's a guide pin, boot and bolt for an early C4

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1988-1996-C...LH_TitleDesc=0

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Jul 16, 2018 | 02:14 PM

Roys92BlackRose

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Looks to me like some kind of coolant temp sensor or the like. Why the threaded hole in the bolt head? For a tube or wire connector?

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Jul 24, 2018 | 08:10 PM

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Caliper Slide

Jul 28, 2018 | 11:48 PM

brian withrow

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I got the car back from paint, looks good. I vsually checked the brakes, with tires on, and each caliper had 2 slides. So, I'll take the wheels off and give it a better look.