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  1. Freddie328

    Freddie328 Formula Junior

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    #1 Freddie328, Mar 15, 2024
    Hi All
    This small rubber part was found on the floor under right hand rear wheel arch after changing cam belts and various other jobs. I think it dropped out of somewhere when i was wrestling to get the Sanden compressor back into place.
    Does anyone know where it belongs? It's made of soft rubber, approx 1 1/4" long.
    Thanks for any help.
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  2. Saabguy

    Saabguy Formula 3

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    #2 Saabguy, Mar 18, 2024
    2 wild ass guesses: 1, if you can blow through it in one direction but not the other it should be in a vacuum line. 2. It's been stuck in there for the last 15 years when the last person did the belts.
     
  3. Lawrence Coppari

    Lawrence Coppari Formula 3

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    #3 Lawrence Coppari, Mar 19, 2024
    A hitchhiker?
     
  4. Freddie328

    Freddie328 Formula Junior

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    #4 Freddie328, Mar 24, 2024
    Possibly!
     
  5. Freddie328

    Freddie328 Formula Junior

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    #5 Freddie328, Mar 24, 2024
    Definitely not a vacuum NRV - it's solid.
     
  6. Freddie328

    Freddie328 Formula Junior

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    #6 Freddie328, Mar 24, 2024
    In my quest to find the location of this part, I've concluded that it is likely to have fallen out from the fixing bracket as shown in the pic.
    There is no other purpose for this fixing bracket on my car (its a UK version) and appears that the small bung could be some sort of wheel arch lining cushion
    It fits into the fixing and is squeezed by the wheel arch lining.
    Or am I just thinking a load of BS?
    Has anyone got their right hand side rear wheel arch lining off to take a look? It's a 88.5 328 GTS or know of another for this fixing bracket?
    Thanks for any help.
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  7. Rifledriver

    Rifledriver Three Time F1 World Champ

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    #7 Rifledriver, Mar 24, 2024
    Installed in threaded holes in the bodywork prior to painting so the threads would not clog with paint. Never removed from fasteners not used.

    Asked and answered here every 3 or 4 months.
     
  8. Freddie328

    Freddie328 Formula Junior

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    #8 Freddie328, Mar 24, 2024
    Thanks, very useful answer.
     
  9. Saabguy

    Saabguy Formula 3

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    #9 Saabguy, Apr 1, 2024
    Dammit Freddie, You just can't go around telling Brian that he has given a useful answer! He will be insufferable for weeks now! ;-)

    And yeah, his answers tend to be right.

     

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