What is this???
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jasper Texas
What is this???
Yesterday while I was pushing my car back to the house, I noticed something on the ground where my rear end finally let go. Its a rubber ring of some sort, I think it came from my car, but what is it? Where could it have come from?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Seattle Area WA
Looks like the gasket for the blinker fluid reservoir. Good thing you found it, those things are expensive and RARE.
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It may not be from your car but if I had to guess it looks like it could be from some type of clamp, though I don't know if they would use rubber like that on your exhaust.
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It may not be from your car but if I had to guess it looks like it could be from some type of clamp, though I don't know if they would use rubber like that on your exhaust.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jasper Texas
I think it did come from mine. Not many cars around here, and it was warm and wet with a lil' oil when I found it; came from the same spot the rear went bang (I only got half a block from home!
). Maybe some type of seal from the rear end; I wonder if I put a hole through the diff. housing somehow...
Le Mans Master
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Hopefully not, but I'll admit I've never rebuilt the D44 in mine (knock on wood) but it very well could be. The fact that it was covered with a little oil and warm certainly narrows down your potential sources.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Jasper Texas
It really got me thinkin', of course, mine is a 36, soon to be a d44 though.
I found a drain plug on my housing, so I'm going to drain the fluid and see how much metal is in there.
I found a drain plug on my housing, so I'm going to drain the fluid and see how much metal is in there.
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My custom rims came with a piece like that to make absolutely sure there was no tolerance between the rim and hub.
Hard to tell whats in your hand as the part is too close to the lens and not using macros mode.
GL on ID'ing the part.
Jim
Hard to tell whats in your hand as the part is too close to the lens and not using macros mode.
GL on ID'ing the part.
Jim