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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 07:32 PM
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So i am removing the passenger side rear caliper when i hear something fall. I look down in the bucket where the brake fuid is going and i see this. We looked at both rear calipers and couldn't locate where it may have come from. The only other thing i can think of is that i ran over it at some point and it got stuck up there. Please Help
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 07:47 PM
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Hi,

I also do not recognize that part.
Looking at a mirco fiche the only thing that resembles it it part of the parking brake assembly.

Does that system work correctly; maybe put the brake on and go forward and backward see if it holds or makes any noise.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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Looks kinda like a special type of nut that screws inside of a housing of some sort. Maybe used on some kind of equipment to adjust bearing pre-load or something. I wouldn't worry about it. It definitely doesn't appear to have come from your car.
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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Looks like bearing locking collar.
Where it goes I do not know :confused:
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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 11:44 PM
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ttt :lurk:

btw, I believe the item on the left is a U.S. quarter :p:


[Modified by omattitude, 10:45 PM 3/28/2003]
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Old Mar 29, 2003 | 02:17 AM
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Well I do a few C5 brake jobs each week and I've never seen one of those :nonod:
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