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siwilson
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Saturday's mystery part

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Who can tell me what this is for?
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Only clue is that it's bigger than it looks ;)

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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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The nut that screws down the battery cover. You should have attaching one.

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tags wrote:The nut that screws down the battery cover. You should have attaching one.

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Nope, it's bigger than that :)
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It's called a nut, and is generally used to secure items where a stud or a bolt forms the reciprocal half.... I would have thought you knew what a nut is....... :D
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Southernboy wrote:It's called a nut, and is generally used to secure items where a stud or a bolt forms the reciprocal half.... I would have thought you knew what a nut is....... :D
I didn't ask what it was, I asked what it was for :-P .
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.....HENCE MY OFFERING THAT IT IS FOR SECURING THINGS BY BEING FITTED TO A STUD OR BOLT...THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR....... :roflmao: :roflmao: :cheers
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OK....... It looks like the nut which secures the lower end of the rear shock to the trailing arm... and because it's so clean, I might hazard that it isn't located in the engine bay close to any oily substances.... It may be the nut that got away too...?? :lol:
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Southernboy wrote:.....HENCE MY OFFERING THAT IT IS FOR SECURING THINGS BY BEING FITTED TO A STUD OR BOLT...THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR....... :roflmao: :roflmao: :cheers
He clearly doesn't know :dunce:

One clue, it requires a socket bigger than 16mm
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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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It's the nut sat on top the right front strut mount for the earth connection..?
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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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Nope!

Requires a 22mm socket. The thread is M14!
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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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Diff flange to propshaft retaining nut?
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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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Looks like a collar nut from the rear suspension? part number 33331126136

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are you all blind or something, you can clearly see its a table of some description, usually used for eating off. :P
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I usually eat off a plate!!!!!
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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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Is it one of the two nuts to hold the rear beam on to the car?
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no idea - never dealt with nuts before!
Which bit of your car is no longer working / is now in the ditch having fallen off?!

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Re: Saturday's mystery part

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Looks like the large nut that holds the steering wheel on :?:
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Brian H wrote:Is it one of the two nuts to hold the rear beam on to the car?
The winner!

Good game, good game!

I removed my butt-strut & body brace and thought it a shame to use the old nuts for the rear beam.. £1.92 each

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corky wrote:Looks like the large nut that holds the steering wheel on :?:
Single most dangerous part on any car? The nut that holds the steering wheel! :P
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motco wrote:
corky wrote:Looks like the large nut that holds the steering wheel on :?:
Single most dangerous part on any car? The nut that holds the steering wheel! :P
But on a Z3 its a bolt :)
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